Cable Wars (Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1986

Set just before congressional deregulation of cable television in 1984, this economics and policy case offers students a chance to grapple with the question of whether local regulation of cable television is appropriate. It begins with a brief...

Cable Wars

Publication Date: January 01, 1986

Set just before congressional deregulation of cable television in 1984, this economics and policy case offers students a chance to grapple with the question of whether local regulation of cable television is appropriate. It begins with a brief...

Deciding to Use Force in Grenada

Publication Date: January 01, 1986

In late October 1983, United States military forces landed on the Caribbean island-nation of Grenada—the first time U.S. forces had intervened in their own hemisphere in a generation. The United States' immediate concern was the safety of...

Internal & External Corruption in the Philippines' Tax System (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 1986

In an effort to weed out corruption in the government, President Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines fired 2,000 government officials suspected of corruption, among them the commissioner of revenue, in the fall of 1975. That September, Marcos...

Internal & External Corruption in the Philippines' Tax System (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 1986

In an effort to weed out corruption in the government, President Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines fired 2,000 government officials suspected of corruption, among them the commissioner of revenue, in the fall of 1975. That September, Marcos...

Financing Indonesia's Roads

Publication Date: January 1, 1986

In the fall of 1986, the World Bank offered the government of Indonesia a loan of approximately US $200-250 million for highway construction in the capital city of Jakarta and the country's other four largest urban centers. It was an attractive...

India Milk (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 1986

In October 1964, Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri visited Amul, a village-based dairy cooperative that produced, processed, and distributed high quality dairy products. Impressed with its achievements, Shastri proposed making Amul a...

India Milk (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 1986

In October 1964, Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri visited Amul, a village-based dairy cooperative that produced, processed, and distributed high quality dairy products. Impressed with its achievements, Shastri proposed making Amul a...

Ruckelshaus and Acid Rain

Publication Date: January 01, 1986

After being publicly charged by President Reagan to meet the problem of acid rain "head-on," the new EPA administrator spent much of his first six months in office tackling the issue. This case examines the political and management strategies he...

Mayor Evan Sweeney

Publication Date: July 01, 1986

This series of hypothetical cases, written for executive training programs for new mayors, frame the quintessential problems faced by municipal chief executives. These include labor relations and negotiations with a public employees union, the...

Mary Malone

Publication Date: January 01, 1986

This disguised case is about a woman who faces a hard choice in her career and family life. Mary Malone, an associate professor at the Adams School of Government, has been offered the job of executive deputy commissioner in the Old York State...

Falklands/Malvinas: Breakdown of Negotiations (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 1986

On April 2, 1982, Argentine forces overran the British-controlled Falklands, thus triggering a confrontation between the two nations over possession of the barren South Atlantic islands. Part A of this case presents a historical account of the...