Cases

Financing the Theun-Hinboun Hydroelectric Project

Publication Date: February 21, 2006

How does a public-private venture emerge in one of the world's poorest countries (Laos) and how does it obtain $280 million in financing for a 215 MW hydroelectric facility to supply power--not to the host country, but its neighbor? At the time...

The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board

Publication Date: February 21, 2006

This case discusses the efforts by the state of Andhra Pradesh and the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board to provide water services to its poorest inhabitants--approximately 1.7 million people. Undermining this challenge is...

Revising Electricity Tariffs in Brazil

Publication Date: February 21, 2006

This case examines the dilemma confronting the Brazilian electricity regulator in the period following power rationing. Brazil privatized about 65 percent of the distribution companies (DISCOs) in the 1990s, but the companies were hit hard...

Pakistani Textile Exports, Fast Track, and the US War on Terror: A Collision of Foreign and Trade Policy Goals

Publication Date: January 31, 2006

In the wake of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, the relationship between the United States and Pakistan suddenly became a top foreign policy concern for the administration of President George W. Bush. In the...

City Renovation: New Images for Athens

Publication Date: January 27, 2006

In preparation for hosting the 2004 Olympics, the city of Athens, Greece embarked on an extensive renovation project, New Images for Athens, to beautify the city. In total, over 1,600 buildings received attention at a cost of over 4.5 million...

Wireless Philadelphia (Sequel)

Publication Date: December 20, 2005

This case tells the story of the decision by the city government of Philadelphia to develop a publicly-owned competitor to private high-speed internet connection systems ("broadband"). The case describes both the city's rationale, its desire to...

Wireless Philadelphia

Publication Date: December 20, 2005

This case tells the story of the decision by the city government of Philadelphia to develop a publicly-owned competitor to private high-speed internet connection systems ("broadband"). The case describes both the city's rationale, its desire to...

Power Partnership: The Creation of a Hybrid Electric Delivery Truck Eaton, FedEx, and Environmental Defense

Publication Date: November 18, 2005

In 2003, industrial manufacturer Eaton, the NGO Environmental Defense, and shipping giant Federal Express formed a partnership to develop a hybrid electric delivery truck. While Environmental Defense had experience setting up successful...

Singapore's Public Enterprises

Publication Date: November 04, 2005

Singapore has experienced exceptional economic success, lifting itself from third world to first world in fewer than four decades. Moreover, public enterprises have been a key instrument in Singapore's economic growth instead of the obstacle...

To What End? Re-thinking Terrorist Attack Exercises in San Jose (Sequel, part 2)

Publication Date: November 03, 2005

This case study tells the story of San Jose, California, one of the first 27 cities in the country to participate in a federal domestic preparedness program. Between 1997 and 1999, a specially created city task force mounted several full-scale...

To What End? Re-thinking Terrorist Attack Exercises in San Jose (Sequel, part 1)

Publication Date: November 03, 2005

This case study tells the story of San Jose, California, one of the first 27 cities in the country to participate in a federal domestic preparedness program. Between 1997 and 1999, a specially created city task force mounted several full-scale...

To What End? Re-thinking Terrorist Attack Exercises in San Jose

Publication Date: November 03, 2005

This case study tells the story of San Jose, California, one of the first 27 cities in the country to participate in a federal domestic preparedness program. Between 1997 and 1999, a specially created city task force mounted several full-scale...