Plans versus Politics: New Orleans after Katrina

Publication Date: May 31, 2007

On Tuesday, August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina battered New Orleans, causing inadequate levees to collapse and flood the city in what came to be widely seen as a man-made disaster. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) calculated that...

Scale without Growth: INFONAVIT's Expansion in the Mexican Mortgage Market

Publication Date: April 24, 2007

According to a World Bank report written in 2001, "in a modern, globally integrated Mexican economy, it is hard to argue for the continued existence of an institution such as INFONAVIT." The report went on to argue that the first-best option was...

Defragmenting e-Government in New Zealand

Publication Date: April 3, 2007

Late in 2006, New Zealand's State Services Commission (SSC) confronted the challenge of dramatically improving online citizen access to government services and information. Implementing such an upgraded "e-government" service was far from a...

"Same Bed, Different Dreams": The China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park (B)

Publication Date: March 13, 2007

In February 1994, top officials from China and Singapore signed a landmark partnership agreement to develop a massive new industrial park and residential community in the city of Suzhou in China. The ambitious project, modeled after Singapore's...

"Same Bed, Different Dreams": The China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park (A)

Publication Date: March 13, 2007

In February 1994, top officials from China and Singapore signed a landmark partnership agreement to develop a massive new industrial park and residential community in the city of Suzhou in China. The ambitious project, modeled after Singapore's...

Liquor Tax Reform in Thailand: Competing Interests and Objectives

Publication Date: February 27, 2007

Income tax cuts for individuals and businesses, ambitious government spending plans, financial assistance for citizens affected by the December 2004 tsunami, rising costs of the national healthcare system, and public pressure to curb alcohol...

Lyle Point, Washington: The Columbia River Gorge, Challenges Nonprofit Conservation Organizations Face, in Protecting America's Scenic Lands

Publication Date: January 01, 2007

This case focuses on the Trust for Public Land's effort to protect land within the Columbia River Gorge in Klickitat County, Washington State. Lyle Point was an ancestral fishing site for local Native Americans, who actively opposed residential...

Lyle Point, Washington: The Columbia River Gorge (Epilogue)

Publication Date: January 01, 2007

The Trust for Public Land's decision about purchasing Lyle Point is revealed, and some astounding aftermath events are described. Students will now have additional information to discuss whether the Trust made the right decision, and how an...

Defining Torture in the War on Terror (Sequel)

Publication Date: December 14, 2006

After the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, President George W. Bush launched a military offensive in Afghanistan, which led to the capture of Al Qaeda operatives thought to be behind the attacks. Top US officials debated how to...

Defining Torture in the War on Terror: The Trail of the "Torture Memo" (B)

Publication Date: December 14, 2006

After the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, President George W. Bush launched a military offensive in Afghanistan, which led to the capture of Al Qaeda operatives thought to be behind the attacks. Top US officials debated how to...

Defining Torture in the War on Terror: "Checking with the Professionals" (A)

Publication Date: December 14, 2006

After the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, President George W. Bush launched a military offensive in Afghanistan, which led to the capture of Al Qaeda operatives thought to be behind the attacks. Top US officials debated how to...

Health Care & the Isolated Poor in the Lower Rio Grande Valley: The Quest to Make a Lasting Change (Sequel)

Publication Date: December 14, 2006

The spring of 2005 marked a tricky juncture for the leaders of a program designed to improve health care access for thousands of residents living in impoverished, isolated settlements just north of the Mexican border in the Lower Rio Grande...