A Close Election

Publication Date: September 01, 1998

When a Republican state representative in the Midwest decides not to seek re-election, he is approached by a politically active, successful farmer about running for the seat. He thinks the farmer would represent the moderate wing of the party...

To Budapest and Beyond (Epilogue)

Publication Date: September 01, 1998

When Ukraine becomes independent following the collapse and dissolution of the Soviet Union, the nation which is suddenly Europe's third most populous finds itself almost immediately caught up in high-stakes international diplomacy and...

Decision to Denuclearize: How Ukraine Became a Non Nuclear Weapons State

Publication Date: September 01, 1998

When Ukraine becomes independent following the collapse and dissolution of the Soviet Union, the nation which is suddenly Europe's third most populous finds itself almost immediately caught up in high-stakes international diplomacy and...

The Long Road Ahead: Seeking Recovery for War-Torn Mozambique

Publication Date: August 01, 1998

When Joaquin Chissano, newly-elected president of the East African nation of Mozambique, took office in October, 1994, he inherited the despair and destruction which had followed 16 years of civil war. This so-called "in box" case frames the...

Community Development and Community Policing in Seattle's Chinatown International District: The Community Action Partnership Begins (B)

Publication Date: August 01, 1998

When a community development corporation seeking to improve the housing and quality of life in Seattle's Chinatown "international district" approaches the Seattle police, it receives a chilly reception. The neighborhood, though it had endured a...

A Funder-Agency "Partnership": The Fathers and Families Together Project

Publication Date: August 01, 1998

This philanthropic policy case describes the efforts of the Cleveland-based O'Neill Foundation to initiate--and closely monitor--a neighborhood-focused program to encourage African-American fathers to play a more active role in the lives of...

The Long Road Ahead: Seeking Recovery for War-Torn Mozambique (Epilogue)

Publication Date: August 01, 1998

When Joaquin Chissano, newly-elected president of the east African nation of Mozambique, takes office in October, 1994, he inherits the despair and destruction which has followed 16 years of civil war. This so-called "in box" case frames the...

SAGASCO Holdings Limited

Publication Date: August 01, 1998

In the summer of 1993, Australia's Trade Practices Commission was considering whether or not to permanently enjoin Santos Limited from acquiring SAGASCO Holdings Limited. This merger was potentially of enormous significance, since Santos was the...

The US-USSR Grain Agreement

Publication Date: August 01, 1998

In July, 1975, top White House economic officials in the Ford Administration receive information that the Soviet Union, in the face of a disappointing grain harvest, might seek to purchase large amounts of wheat and corn from US suppliers. This...

Buenos Aires-Colonia Bridge (Sequel)

Publication Date: August 01, 1998

This case recounts the work of a special Argentina-Uruguay bi-national commission convened to examine the economics of a proposed bridge that would link the two countries. The bridge being considered by commission officials in the spring of 1996...

A Time of Reckoning: Crisis in the Buffalo Public School System: Epilogue (Abridged)

Publication Date: July 01, 1998

This case tracks the long series of factors--historical, political, cultural, managerial--which culminated with the prospective bankruptcy of the Buffalo (NY) public school system, in the face of a court-ordered back pay settlement with its...

The 1998 Needle-Exchange Decision: The McCaffrey-Shalala Confrontation

Publication Date: July 01, 1998

This case describes the policy disagreement and resulting political in-fighting which accompanied the Clinton Administration's consideration of whether to allow federal funds to be used to support "needle-exchange" programs meant to reduce the...