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    A Bold Vision for School DesegregationBy: Annie Gurvis (MPA PNP)   In Spring 2019, Distinguished Visiting Urbanist Richard Buery presented a series of conversations about public policy in New York City. The third and final forum featured Council Member Brad Lander , who talked about his …
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    Online MHA Frequently Asked QuestionsYou will be prepared to assume leadership roles in hospitals, community healthcare clinics, health insurance companies, healthcare consulting firms, doctors’ offices, nursing homes, home health organizations, and pharmaceutical and medical device …
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    Development Rights and the Differential Assessment of Agricultural Land: Fractional Valuation of Farmland is Ineffective for Preserving Open Space and Subsidizes SpeculationJulia Lane and Robert Blewett … Development Rights and the Differential Assessment of Agricultural Land: Fractional Valuation of Farmland is Ineffective for Preserving Open Space and Subsidizes …
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    A Roadmap to a Nationwide Data Infrastructure for Evidence-Based PolicymakingAndrew Reamer, Julia Lane … A Roadmap to a Nationwide Data Infrastructure for Evidence-Based Policymaking …
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    A Roadmap to a Nationwide Data Infrastructure for Evidence-Based PolicymakingAndrew Reamer, Julia Lane … A Roadmap to a Nationwide Data Infrastructure for Evidence-Based Policymaking …
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    EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF CASH BAIL REFORM AND SUBSEQUENT
    ROLLBACKS ON OVERALL CRIME RATES    In 2019, New York State lawmakers approved legislation eliminating the use of cash bail for the majority of misdemeanors and select lesser felonies. Politicians and other government officials have vocally opposed the legislation since its implementation …
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    ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGEThe Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) of the World Bank evaluates the development effectiveness of the Bank. Climate change and disaster risk pose significant threats to development across the globe. The Capstone team created a learning product on …
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    The NYU Democracy ProjectAbout the NYU Democracy Project The NYU Democracy Project began in 2019 with the VOTE2020 Initiative, a project aimed at increasing voter engagement in the 2020 election both on NYU's campus and nationwide. Since then, the Project has continued funding …
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    Panel sees community-based groups as a leading force for urban safety, past and futureDespite dramatic crime reductions in recent decades, relations between the police and many urban communities simmer and flare, defined more by signs of alienation, controversial police shootings, and lingering trauma than by mutual respect. Responding to …
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    Consumer Borrowing After Payday Loan BansHigh-interest payday loans have proliferated in recent years; so too have efforts to regulate them. Yet how borrowers respond to such regulations remains largely unknown. Drawing on both administrative and survey data, we exploit variation in …
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    PADM-GP.2110
    Strategic Management and LeadershipThis course focuses on the three sets of key questions: (1) mission and vision ("What areas or activities should we be working in?"); (2) strategy and operations ("How can we perform effectively in this area?"); and (3) leadership (“What leadership skills …
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    A Roadmap to a Nationwide Data Infrastructure for Evidence-Based PolicymakingJulia Lane and Andrew Reamer … A Roadmap to a Nationwide Data Infrastructure for Evidence-Based Policymaking …
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    URPL-GP.2631
    Transportation, Land Use, and Urban FormThis is an introductory course in urban transportation planning. The course is divided into 3 parts. Part One is a foundational review of theories and research about the complex relationships among transportation, land use and urban form.  Part Two …
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    How Microfinance Really WorksAbout half of the world’s adults lack bank accounts. Most of these “unbanked” are deemed too expensive to serve, or not worth the hassle created by banking regulations. But what may be good business from a banker’s perspective isn’t necessarily what’s …
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    Providing Big Data for Evidence-based Policy MakingJulia Lane and Paul Decker … Providing Big Data for Evidence-based Policy Making …
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    Engaging Line Ministries in Public Financial Management Reform in CambodiaThe Royal Government of Cambodia, in association with the World Bank, has recently implemented a series of public financial management reforms in order to better represent local interests and to more efficiently fund expenditures. The World Bank asked the …
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    Engaging Line Ministries in Public Financial Management Reform in CambodiaThe Royal Government of Cambodia, in association with the World Bank, has recently implemented a series of public financial management reforms in order to better represent local interests and to more efficiently fund expenditures. The World Bank asked the …
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    PADM-GP.2186
    Leadership and Social TransformationThis course is appropriate for students interested in the role that leadership plays in advancing social innovation and social change in the context of democratic governance. The course explores the role of leadership in organizational efforts to change …
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    J. Renay LoperJ. Renay Loper centers people as an impact strategist driven by catalyzing change and leveraging the power of strategic partnerships across sectors to shift systems that address complex social problems and injustice in communities, globally. Currently, …
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    DECODING GOVERNANCE SCHEMES FOR HISTORIC CENTERS: AN
    EVALUATION OF PAST STRATEGIES AND CREATION OF FUTURE
    PATHWAYS    The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is an international financial institution serving as the largest source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribbean. The Dominican Republic government approached the IDB to explore improvement …
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    From Project­Based to Mission­Driven: The Challenges of a Peace­Building Organization in the Niger DeltaThe Centre for Human Development and Social Transformation (CHDST) was formed in 2005 to implement community development projects in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. CHDST requested that the Capstone team perform an organizational assessment and create …
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    School District Pension Bond Issuance and the Influence on Spending BehaviorCalabrese, T., Ely, T. L. … School District Pension Bond Issuance and the Influence on Spending Behavior …
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    Banking Low-Income Populations: Perspectives from South AfricaMorduch, J. & Collins, D. … Banking Low-Income Populations: Perspectives from South Africa …
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    Organizational Evaluation and Implementation PlanBreak a Difference (B.A.D.) is a fiscally-sponsored nonprofit organization whose mission is to make positive impact in communities by engaging individuals through service. Working with the United Way, the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and other local …
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