Profit Sharing for the Public Sector: The Shared Savings Program in Pittsburg, California

Publication Date: January 01, 1992

Under pressure to save money and improve efficiency, the head of the public works department of the small city of Pittsburg, California develops a novel approach: if key members of his department are able to perform specific tasks in ways such...

How to Bite the Bullet: Baltimore Mayor Kurt L. Schmoke and Fire Station Closings (B Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1992

The newly elected mayor of Baltimore, faced with both serious budget problems and a campaign pledge to increase funding for the city's school system, decides to save money by doing what previous mayors have tried to do and failed: close several...

How to Bite the Bullet: Baltimore Mayor Kurt L. Schmoke and Fire Station Closings (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 1992

The newly elected mayor of Baltimore, faced with both serious budget problems and a campaign pledge to increase funding for the city's school system, decides to save money by doing what previous mayors have tried to do and failed: close several...

How to Bite the Bullet: Baltimore Mayor Kurt L. Schmoke and Fire Station Closings (A Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1992

The newly elected mayor of Baltimore, faced with both serious budget problems and a campaign pledge to increase funding for the city's school system, decides to save money by doing what previous mayors have tried to do and failed: close several...

How to Bite the Bullet: Baltimore Mayor Kurt L. Schmoke and Fire Station Closings (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 1992

The newly elected mayor of Baltimore, faced with both serious budget problems and a campaign pledge to increase funding for the city's school system, decides to save money by doing what previous mayors have tried to do and failed: close several...

Jesse Helms v. Harvey Gantt: Race, Culture, and Campaign Strategy in the 1990 Senate Battle

Publication Date: January 01, 1992

This case, drawn from the events of the closely-fought Jesse Helms/Harvey Gantt North Carolina campaign for the United States Senate, explores the dynamics of race as they affect electoral politics in America. The campaign was widely viewed as...

Air Pollution and Democracy: The Mexico City School Calendar Change Proposal (Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1992

In the city with the largest population in the world, and one of the world's worst air pollution problems, a group of parents of school-age children devise what they think is a simple expedient to protect students from the ill effects of the...

Air Pollution and Democracy: The Mexico City School Calendar Change Proposal

Publication Date: January 01, 1992

In the city with the largest population in the world, and one of the world's worst air pollution problems, a group of parents of school-age children devise what they think is a simple expedient to protect students from the ill effects of the...

Replicating Innovation: Judy Lenthall and SRO Housing Construction in San Diego - Sequel

Publication Date: January 01, 1992

When an idea for which she's had responsibility wins a major national award, a San Diego planner must, under the terms of the award, take responsibility for alerting other jurisdictions to the merits of the idea: new, privately funded single...

Replicating Innovation: Judy Lenthall and SRO Housing Construction in San Diego

Publication Date: January 01, 1992

When an idea for which she's had responsibility wins a major national award, a San Diego planner must, under the terms of the award, take responsibility for alerting other jurisdictions to the merits of the idea: new, privately funded single...

Choosing an Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights (Part B)

Publication Date: January 01, 1992

These cases describe the political challenge faced by Bush administration Attorney General Richard Thornburgh as he sought to identify a nominee to head the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department. The case allows for discussion of the...

Choosing an Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights (Part A)

Publication Date: January 01, 1992

These cases describe the political challenge faced by Bush administration Attorney General Richard Thornburgh as he sought to identify a nominee to head the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department. The case allows for discussion of the...