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Beyond Normative Models and Development Trends: Strategic Design and Implementation of Decentralization in Developing CountriesThis paper considers recent thinking on and experience with decentralization and local government reform in developing countries, primarily from the perspective of national policy. The paper begins by reviewing why decentralization has re-emerged as an …
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Management Development for Mid-Level Managers: Results of a Demonstration Project… managers ar a mid-sized urban hospital in the United States. Background information on the management development …
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Connect With Us… or one of our thousands of alumni throughout the United States and around the world. Meet for coffee in New York …
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Alumni Spotlight: Nikhel Taurani (MPA 2022)… on giving us a holistic understanding of how the United States healthcare system was formulated, how historic … and under-insured population either in the United States or in developing nations. The experience was critical …
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Alumni Spotlight: Jessica González-Rojas (MPA 2003) In 2020, Jessica González-Rojas (MPA 2003) was elected to the New York State Assembly representing the 34th Assembly District, which includes the diverse Queens communities of Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst, Woodside, and Corona. She is an unapologetic …
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Christopher S. Besser… Consultant to the Army Surgeon General, United States Army Medical Command. He has been recognized by the … Executive within the Medical Service Corps of the United States Army Medical Department, and had served in many …
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Susan DaviesAdjunct Assistant Professor of Public Service Sue Davies joined the faculty of NYU in 2007 after a 35+ year career leading fundraising departments at nonprofit organizations. In addition to NYU Wagner, she teaches in the Master’s in Professional Writing …
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Walking, Obesity and Urban Design in Chinese NeighborhoodsObjective: We examined the connections (1) between the design of the built environment and walking, (2) between the design of the built environment and obesity, and (3) between walking and obesity and income in urban settings in China. Methods: Six …
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An Evaluation of the Impact of the Family Health Program on Infant Mortality in Brazil, 1990-2002… Setting: 13 years (1990-2002) of data from 27 Brazilian states. Main results: From 1990 to 2002 IMR declined from …
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Prostate Cancer Imaging Trends After a Nationwide Effort to Discourage Inappropriate Prostate Cancer Imaging… to promote guideline-concordant imaging in the United States and internationally. …
Alumni In Action
Yasaman Pishvazadeh MartinWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? First, I wanted a program that would mix practice and theory but where I could focus on the former based on my course selections. At Wagner, I was able to take courses that would directly apply to my current …
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To Give or Not to Give: The Crisis of Confidence in CharitiesPublic confidence is essential to America's 1.5 million charitable organizations and the 11 million Americans they employ. Confidence clearly affects the public's willingness to donate time and money, shapes the political and regulatory environment that …
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Andrew BarnhillAndrew Barnhill is a pharmaceutical government affairs executive with experience at Fortune 500 companies and a diverse set of healthcare coalitions and political campaigns at the state and federal level, Barnhill currently serves as Head of Public Policy …
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GASB Statement 34: Curriculum and Teaching Concerns for Schools of Public Policy and ManagementDiscusses the challenges posed by incorporating Statement No. 34 of the U.S. Governmental Accounting Standards Board, Basic Financial Statements-and Management's Discussion and Analysis-for State and Local Governments (GASB 34) in the core curriculum of a …
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Joe Magee… culture with various organizations including The United States Conference of Mayors, The National Association of …
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How Mortgage Finance Affects the Urban Landscape… considers the structure of mortgage finance in the United States and its role in shaping patterns of homeownership, the …
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The Empty Government Talent Pool.… Focuses on the problems of the United States government in competing for public service workforce …
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The Organizational and Community Preparedness ProjectRelated Publications Light, Paul C. (Spring, 2007) " The Homeland Security Hash ." Wilson Quarterly Light, Paul C. (January 8, 2006) " Combatting Bombs and Blades ." The Miami Herald. Light, Paul C. (December 12, 2005) " Preparing Americans for Disaster …
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Intelligent Paratransit… of the population by 2030, cities across the United States will face a transportation crisis. Urban residents who …
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We Built This: Consequences of New Deal Era Intervention in America’s Racial Geography… The contemporary practice of homeownership in the United States was born out of government programs adopted during the … intentionality that shaped racial geography in the United States, and the scale of intervention that will be required …
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Public Hospital Systems in New York and Paris… is the largest municipal hospital system in the United States. With forty-seven hospitals and almost thirty-three … massive increases in health care costs in both the United States and in France. Both New York City and Paris have …
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Data Inventories for the Modern Age? Using Data Science to Open Government Data… data ecosystem. The particular focus is on the United States and on scientific researchers, who are major users of …
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A New Revenue Source for Mass Transit: Legalizing and Taxing Cannabis… Unlike other mass transit systems in the United States, the city’s subway system operates 24 hours a day, …
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2020 AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS… campaign in 2018 for paid internships in the United States Congress, POI enlisted the Capstone team to research … efforts in NYC and other municipalities across the United States. …