Category: Public admnistration

Striking the Balance: Addressing the Challenge of Infrastructure Funding in Public Finance

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The topic for this essay is Striking the Balance: Navigating the Interplay between Operating and Capital Budgets in Public Finance.

Think about the critical issues facing our Governments (Federal, State, or Local Government), and pick one issue you decide to analyze in detail.Your project is expected to be completed with passion for public service, prudence for problem identification, and excellent analyses to suggest solutions. One key point is that the problem that you identify should be related to our everyday lives, and related to one or more of the Chapters of the textbook and any other resources.

 

 

City Council Advisement

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https://multimedia.phoenix.edu/virtualorgs/government/kelseycity/index.html
Exam Content
Professionals in the public administration arena are often tasked with analyzing public policies, evaluating programs, and determining which can be implemented or cut. There are many factors that must be considered, and the process can be quite lengthy.
Resources: City of Kelsey Virtual Organization
The city of Kelsey is experiencing a budget crisis. A federal grant for the police department was cut. The mayor of Kelsey must decide the appropriateness of allocating funds to public safety or to plans for the Stanley Park Project. The mayor and city council drafted a list of critical questions to assist in decision-making.
This week, you will begin a two-part course project responding to the Kelsey City Council budget crisis concerns.
Write Part I of your response to the city council. Your draft of this response should be 1,050 to 1,400 words.
Address each of the following questions:
What are the advantages and disadvantages of conducting a cost-benefit analysis when examining programs and policies for the City of Kelsey?
What tools might you use to analyze policy decisions for the city of Kelsey?
How might your selection of these tools differ when analyzing policy decisions for the private sector?

Do Social and Economic Capital Matter?

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Polls and Elections: Beyond Political Capital: Do Social and Economic Capital Matter?
submit a review and evaluation of a single article, relevant to your
research interest, that has been published in the past five years in a peer-reviewed
journal. In this Journal Article Review you will:
• Identify the research question or central thesis of the article;
• Explain the method used to support the claims of the article
o State whether the method is quantitative or qualitative and give a brief
explanation of the methodological approach.
o State what data is collected. (For example: Is it a public opinion poll? An analysis
of historical budget data? A forecast of future COVID infections? An explanation
of congressional voting patterns by ideology?)
• Explain and evaluate the conclusions drawn from the study
o Assess whether the conclusions drawn by the article’s authors seem sound based
on the data they present.
o Identify any weaknesses or oversights of the article.

 

Want to draw a sample from populations

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Suppose that you want to draw a sample from each of the following populations. Devise a sampling plan for each by (1) indicating the unit of analysis, (2) clearly defining the target population, (3) constructing the sampling frame, and (4) selecting and justifying an appropriate sampling design (e.g., simple random sampling, stratified random sampling, purposive sampling). You must explain why for each question above.

 

 

Want to draw a sample from populations

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Suppose that you want to draw a sample from each of the following populations. Devise a sampling plan for each by (1) indicating the unit of analysis, (2) clearly defining the target population, (3) constructing the sampling frame, and (4) selecting and justifying an appropriate sampling design (e.g., simple random sampling, stratified random sampling, purposive sampling). You must explain why for each question above.

 

 

Want to draw a sample from populations

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Suppose that you want to draw a sample from each of the following populations. Devise a sampling plan for each by (1) indicating the unit of analysis, (2) clearly defining the target population, (3) constructing the sampling frame, and (4) selecting and justifying an appropriate sampling design (e.g., simple random sampling, stratified random sampling, purposive sampling). You must explain why for each question above.