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作者:Kouzmin, Alexander
作者单位:Southern Cross University; Southern Cross University; University of South Australia
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作者:Malatesta, Deanna; Smith, Craig R.
作者单位:Purdue University System; Purdue University; Purdue University in Indianapolis; University of Arizona
摘要:Employing a resource dependence theoretical framework, the authors analyze a set of recently awarded contracts between the Environmental Protection Agency and its suppliers to determine how joint dependence, supplier dependence, and government dependence affect contract design-specifically, the decision to use a cost-plus (flexible) contract. Findings provide evidence that organizations choose contract designs that will reduce uncertainty related to securing critical resources. However, differ...
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作者:McCabe, Barbara Coyle
作者单位:Arizona State University; Arizona State University-Tempe
摘要:Homeowners associations (HOAs) are private governments that are reshaping urban governance and service delivery in large parts of the United States. Despite the fact that millions of Americans are HOA members, the field of public affairs has paid scant attention to these new governance entities. The essays in this symposium call attention to HOAs' potential effects on urban services and civic life in the hope of sparking interest among scholars and public managers to include HOAs in our unders...
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作者:D'Agostino, Maria J.
作者单位:City University of New York (CUNY) System; John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY)
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作者:Julnes, Patria de Lancer; Johnson, Derek
作者单位:University System of Maryland; University of Baltimore; Utah System of Higher Education; Utah State University
摘要:How can the Hispanic community in Utah strengthen its active engagement in government? Interviews by the authors with key government and community-based organization representatives offer evidence on (1) who is being engaged in the Hispanic community, (2) what are the barriers to engagement, and (3) which modes of engagement are likely to be effective and under what conditions. Findings indicate that only a small elite in the Hispanic community is currently involved. Even for the elite, engage...
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作者:Shea, Jennifer
作者单位:California State University System; San Francisco State University
摘要:The federal government often works through nonprofit intermediaries to reach and empower communities in the United States. One increasingly popular policy strategy is to offer grant funding to intermediary organizations in an effort to strengthen communities. Funded intermediaries are tasked with building the capacity of faith-based and community organizations at the local level, but the policy theory that informs these programs does not specify how these capacity-building efforts will lead to...
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作者:Nesbit, Rebecca; Reingold, David A.
作者单位:University of North Carolina; University of North Carolina Charlotte; Indiana University System; Indiana University Bloomington
摘要:Research shows that military service is linked with political engagement, such as voting. This connection is strongest for minorities. The authors explore the relationship between military service and volunteering. They conclude that military service helps overcome barriers to volunteering by socializing people with civic responsibility norms, by providing social resources and skills that compensate for the lack of personal resources, and by making veterans aware of opportunities to volunteer ...
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作者:Wallis, Allan
作者单位:University of Colorado System; University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus; Children's Hospital Colorado; University of Colorado Denver
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作者:Bertelli, Anthony M.
作者单位:University of Southern California; University of Southern California; University of Manchester
摘要:Federalist Nos. 41-43 provide a unified justification for the powers granted to the national government by posing a series of questions about the four classes of responsibilities, such as declaring war. This essay examines the role of polarization in limiting the coordination of powers needed for effective administration and uses ideology estimates for four states to illustrate the difficulties embedded in shared power between national and state governments.
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作者:Carrizales, Tony
作者单位:Marist College