The Tampa Museum of Science and Industry: The Fowler Avenue Land Problem

Publication Date: October 30, 2001

When the fast-growing Museum of Science and Industry in Tampa, Florida finds out that a key, privately-owned parcel of land adjoining its "campus" is up for sale, it moves quickly--but unsuccessfully--to convince the owner to sell the land...

The Challenge of Participation: Drafting Mauritania's PRSP (B)

Publication Date: October 01, 2001

In the late 1990s, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, under heavy pressure to find ways to relieve developing countries of large volumes of accumulated public debt, devise a way they believe offers a way to link such debt relief...

Sound Move: The Debate Over Seattle's Regional Transit System (Sequel)

Publication Date: October 01, 2001

The idea that the introduction or expansion of urban light rail systems could ease traffic congestion and air pollution has caught the imagination of many in American cities in recent decades. Yet, at the same time, questions about the...

Sound Move: The Debate Over Seattle's Regional Transit System (A)

Publication Date: October 01, 2001

The idea that the introduction or expansion of urban light rail systems could ease traffic congestion and air pollution has caught the imagination of many in American cities in recent decades. Yet, at the same time, questions about the...

The Challenge of Participation: Drafting Mauritania's PRSP (A)

Publication Date: October 01, 2001

In the late 1990s, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, under heavy pressure to find ways to relieve developing countries of large volumes of accumulated public debt, devise a way they believe offers a way to link such debt relief...

Congressional Oversight and Presidential Prerogative: The 1991 Intelligence Authorization Act

Publication Date: January 01, 2001

The history of the Central Intelligence Agency, from the time of its origins in the immediate post-World War II period, includes a crucial, ongoing tension. How should clandestine operations, whose effectiveness is based in secrecy, be treated...

Debt Relief for Poor Nations: The Battle in Congress (Epilogue)

Publication Date: January 01, 2001

In the fall of 2000, surprising momentum appeared to be growing behind the idea of forgiving the public debts owed by poor, developing nations, both to richer countries and to international institutions. The concept of "debt relief" had gained...

Debt Relief for Poor Nations: The Battle in Congress

Publication Date: January 01, 2001

In the fall of 2000, surprising momentum appeared to be growing behind the idea of forgiving the public debts owed by poor, developing nations, both to richer countries and to international institutions. The concept of "debt relief" had gained...

Stepping Up to the 'Net: The Land Trust Alliance's Efforts to Make Strategic Use of the Internet

Publication Date: July 01, 2000

This case focuses on the challenges faced by the managers of a growing conservation nonprofit who are striving to make strategic use of the Internet. Well beyond simply posting static "brochureware" on the World Wide Web, these managers are...

Kmart Union in Greensboro Fights for a Contract: Early Days Exhilarating and Frustrating (A)

Publication Date: June 01, 2000

When the employees of a Kmart distribution center in Greensboro, North Carolina vote to unionize, they encounter difficulty in negotiating a contract with their employer, which viewed wages and working conditions as in keeping with regional...

The Social Sector Entrepreneurship foundation and the Citizens Homelessness Initiative (B) Business Director Wendy Milner

Publication Date: March 01, 2000

This pair of fictionalized accounts form the basis of a role-playing exercise in which participants explore the relationship between a foundation program officer and the executive director of a major social service agency funded by the...

The Social Sector Entrepreneurship Foundation and the Citizens Homelessness Initiative (A) Executive Director Anton Williams

Publication Date: March 01, 2000

This pair of fictionalized accounts form the basis of a role-playing exercise in which participants explore the relationship between a foundation program officer and the executive director of a major social service agency funded by the...