Aiding or Abetting? World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project (Epilogue)

Publication Date: March 31, 2005

When the World Bank signed an agreement with the government of Peru in December, 1997 to provide a $22.5 million loan to help reform the country's antiquated and corrupt judicial system, the Bank knew it faced risks. Peru's President Alberto...

AirTran Airways' West Coast Service

Publication Date: March 01, 2005

On March 4, 2003, AirTran Airways announced new non-stop service from Atlanta to Los Angeles. The routes were a major commitment for AirTran, and came at a time when the airline industry was in turmoil. The major airlines had lost a record $12...

A Public Service or Gravy Train? The Federal Guaranteed Student Loan Program

Publication Date: February 01, 2005

Beginning with the so-called GI Bill in 1944, the US federal government began to intervene in the higher education marketplace to provide subsidized loans, as well as grants, directly to students. After the 1965 Higher Education Act, such...

Congestion Charging in London: The Economics of Congestion Tolls (B)

Publication Date: February 01, 2005

In July 2004, Ken Livingstone, the Mayor of Greater London, had to decide whether or not to expand the system of congestion charging he had implemented 17 months earlier. Skeptics had predicted fierce popular opposition or chaos from the...

Congestion Charging in London: The Western Extension (A)

Publication Date: February 01, 2005

In July 2004, Ken Livingstone, the Mayor of Greater London, had to decide whether or not to expand the system of congestion charging he had implemented 17 months earlier. Skeptics had predicted fierce popular opposition or chaos from the...

Piloting a Bipartisan Ship: Strategies and Tactics of the 9/11 Commission

Publication Date: January 01, 2005

From December 2002, until July 2004, former New Jersey Governor Thomas Kean and former Indiana Congressman Lee Hamilton led a politically daunting inquiry into one of the most traumatic events in US history--the September 11, 2001, terrorist...

Bringing Smart Growth to Massachusetts: Douglas Foy and the Office for Commonwealth Development (Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 2005

This sequel accompanies case 1799.0. In December 2002, Massachusetts Governor-Elect Mitt Romney raised eyebrows when he appointed Douglas Foy to the newly created cabinet-level position of secretary of commonwealth development. Many assumed that...

Bringing Smart Growth to Massachusetts: Douglas Foy and the Office for Commonwealth Development

Publication Date: January 01, 2005

In December 2002, Massachusetts Governor-Elect Mitt Romney raised eyebrows when he appointed Douglas Foy to the newly created cabinet-level position of secretary of commonwealth development. Many assumed that Romney, a "pro-business" Republican,...

A Mega-Church Takes on Urban Problems: Fellowship Bible Comes to South Midtown

Publication Date: January 01, 2005

Twenty five years after its founding in members' homes, the non-denominational, evangelical Fellowship Bible Church of Little Rock, Arkansas had become a "mega-church", holding worship services on a 25-acre campus in one of the best locations in...

The Eagle and the Dragon: The November 1999 US-China Bilateral Agreement and the Battle Over PNTR

Publication Date: December 07, 2004

On December 11, 2001, China became a member of the World Trade Organization. Many say the 1999 US-China bilateral trade agreement and the vote in Congress to permanently establish normal trade relations with China paved the way for China's WTO...

Smarter Foreign Aid?: USAID

Publication Date: December 1, 2004

The US Agency for International Development (USAID), responsible for US government aid to developing nations, had come under increasing criticism from Congress and others during the 1990s. At the same time, the proportion of foreign aid...

The Coffee Crisis

Publication Date: December 01, 2004

In 2004, the governments of coffee producing countries were considering how to respond to the dramatic decline in coffee prices caused in part by a large increase in coffee production in Brazil and Vietnam. Coffee was the main source of income...