Cases

Ethical Problems in Public Careers: Lying

Publication Date: January 01, 1980

This case consists of ten "minicases"--some fictitious and some drawn from actual events--that involve instances of deception in public affairs. Students are asked, via an answer sheet at the back, to judge whether the deceptions were, on...

Korea and the Thirties (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 1980

On June 25, 1950, the US Ambassador to the Republic of Korea received an alarming call from his deputy chief, E.F. Drumright, warning him that the communists were hitting along the front. The invasion caught the Republic of Korea and its...

Korea and the Thirties (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 1980

On June 25, 1950, the US Ambassador to the Republic of Korea received an alarming call from his deputy chief, E.F. Drumright, warning him that the communists were hitting along the front. The invasion caught the Republic of Korea and its...

Kennedy and the Bay of Pigs

Publication Date: January 01, 1998

In April 1961, President Kennedy denied US military assistance to a force of CIA-trained Cuban exiles attacking Cuba, thus sealing the fate of the Bay of Pigs invasion. When the losses had been tallied, 114 exiles were dead, Castro was left with...

Panama Canal Treaty Negotiations: Concluding a Treaty (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 1979

On April 18, 1978, the US Senate ratified the Panama Canal Treaty, effectively returning control of the canal to the Panamanians after 75 years of US rule. This case examines the events leading up to this ratification. In Part A, students will...

Panama Canal Treaty Negotiations: The Setting (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 1979

On April 18, 1978, the US Senate ratified the Panama Canal Treaty, effectively returning control of the canal to the Panamanians after 75 years of US rule. This case examines the events leading up to this ratification. Part A outlines the...

Third City Water Tunnel: Policy Analysis and Executive Control

Publication Date: January 01, 1979

This case traces the development, over 16 years, of a major public works project for New York City. The 13.7 mile-long third city water tunnel, designed to distribute 1.7 billion gallons of water per day, was, when ground was broken for it in...

New Haven: Mayor Logue and Police Chief Dilieto

Publication Date: January 02, 1978

This case chronicles the interdepartmental conflict and power struggle between New Haven mayor Frank Logue and Police Chief Biagio Dilieto and their subsequent battle as candidates in the Democratic primary for the mayor's office. Dilieto, a...

Automobile Emissions Control: The Sulfates Problem (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 1978

This two-case set and sequel (HKS Cases 77.0, 78.0, & 78.1) examines EPA Administrator Russell Train's response to automakers' 1975 petition to extend the deadline for compliance with the 1970 Clean Air Act Amendments. Enforcement of the...

Policy Advocacy: The Case of the Family Assistance Program (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 1977

On August 8, 1969, President Nixon announced a plan to revamp the nation's public welfare system by abolishing the 35-year-old AFDC program and replacing it with his Family Assistance Plan, which would guarantee a $1,600 annual income for a...

Policy Advocacy: The Case of the Family Assistance Program (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 1977

On August 8, 1969, President Nixon announced a plan to revamp the nation's public welfare system by abolishing the 35-year-old AFDC program and replacing it with his Family Assistance Plan, which would guarantee a $1,600 annual income for a...

Massachusetts Department of Correction: Part III

Publication Date: January 01, 1977

This case series examines the tenure of John O. Boone as commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Corrections. Boone was appointed by Gov. Francis Sargent with a mandate to reform the Massachusetts prison system. While bold in pursuing...