Cases

Making the Case for Supportive Housing: Homelessness Research and Policies in New York City (A)

Publication Date: August 16, 2007

In the late 1990s, Dennis Culhane, a professor and social science researcher, launched a groundbreaking study of homelessness in New York City. Culhane set out to measure the services used by a large group of severely mentally ill homeless, and...

Linda Gibbs and the Department of Homeless Services: Overhauling New York City's Approach to Shelter

Publication Date: August 16, 2007

In January 2002, newly elected New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg appointed Linda Gibbs as commissioner of the Department of Homeless Services (DHS). Gibbs had already earned a reputation as a results-oriented manager who could broker deals...

LA Philharmonic and Walt Disney Concert Hall: Sustaining the Vision (B)

Publication Date: June 19, 2007

At the turn of the 21st century, the Los Angeles Philharmonic should have been a more successful orchestra than it was. Its fortunes had slipped sadly since the heyday of the 1980s. Ticket sales were off, and it faced a deficit of some $7...

LA Philharmonic and Walt Disney Concert Hall: Turnaround Vehicle? (A)

Publication Date: June 19, 2007

At the turn of the 21st century, the Los Angeles Philharmonic should have been a more successful orchestra than it was. Its fortunes had slipped sadly since the heyday of the 1980s. Ticket sales were off, and it faced a deficit of some $7...

Plans versus Politics: New Orleans after Katrina (Sequel)

Publication Date: May 31, 2007

This sequel accompanies the main case (1862.0). 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...

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...

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...