Telling the Boss He's Wrong: George Shultz and Iran/Contra

Publication Date: January 01, 1994

From the first he heard of the idea, Reagan administration Secretary of State George Shultz objected to the idea of selling arms to Iran in exchange for the safe release of American hostages held in Lebanon, with proceeds from the sale to be...

Guarding the Guards: General Hector Gramajo and the Guatemalan Army (Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1994

This case offers an unusual window into the little-known inner politics of an army with significant control over a civilian government. Its description of the recent political history of Guatemala, with specific focus on the response of the...

Guarding the Guards: General Hector Gramajo and the Guatemalan Army

Publication Date: January 01, 1994

This case offers an unusual window into the little-known inner politics of an army with significant control over a civilian government. Its description of the recent political history of Guatemala, with specific focus on the response of the...

What If We Could Start Over? The US Forest Service Champions "Bottom-up" Management (C)

Publication Date: January 01, 1994

In a bid to promote regional office innovation and entrepreneurship, the US Forest Service gives significant new administrative and programmatic latitude to the forest supervisors in the system of national forests. Innovation gives way to...

What If We Could Start Over? The US Forest Service Champions "Bottom-up" Management (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 1994

In a bid to promote regional office innovation and entrepreneurship, the US Forest Service gives significant new administrative and programmatic latitude to the forest supervisors in the system of national forests. Innovation gives way to...

Public Conversations and Legislative Deliberations: Oregon's Governor Barbara Roberts Takes on Fiscal Reform (Epilogue)

Publication Date: January 01, 1994

The newly-elected Governor of Oregon faces a budget crisis of extreme proportions: a tax limitation combined with new responsibilities for public education at the state level. Well aware of a history of strong public opposition to the most...

Responding to Disaster: The Story of the Guadalajara Sewer Explosion (Epilogue)

Publication Date: January 01, 1994

When an underground explosion rocks the center of the Mexican city of Guadalajara, hundreds are killed. The blast, likely caused by gasoline which had leaked into the sewer system and was then ignited, levels a 14-block area near the center of...

CIA and the Fall of the Soviet Empire: The Politics of "Getting it Right"

Publication Date: January 01, 1994

The abrupt disintegration in 1991 of the Soviet Union leads to accusations that the United States intelligence apparatus--the Central Intelligence Agency, in particular--had failed in its primary mission: to correctly assess the political,...

What If We Could Start Over? The US Forest Service Champions "Bottom-up" Management (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 1994

In a bid to promote regional office innovation and entrepreneurship, the US Forest Service gives significant new administrative and programmatic latitude to the forest supervisors in the system of national forests. Innovation gives way to...

Public Conversations and Legislative Deliberations: Oregon's Governor Barbara Roberts Takes on Fiscal Reform

Publication Date: January 01, 1994

The newly-elected Governor of Oregon faces a budget crisis of extreme proportions: a tax limitation combined with new responsibilities for public education at the state level. Well aware of a history of strong public opposition to the most...

Responding to Disaster: The Story of the Guadalajara Sewer Explosion

Publication Date: January 01, 1994

When an underground explosion rocks the center of the Mexican city of Guadalajara, hundreds are killed. The blast, likely caused by gasoline which had leaked into the sewer system and was then ignited, levels a 14-block area near the center of...

High Stakes and Frightening Lapses: DSS, La Alianza Hispana and the Public-Private Question in Child Protective Work (Epilogue)

Publication Date: January 01, 1994

When a gruesome child abuse incident becomes public, the Massachusetts Department of Social Services finds it must re-examine its relationship with a grassroots, non-profit social service agency with which the state has contracted to provide...