Budgeting and Finance

The Tampa Museum of Science and Industry: The Fowler Avenue Land Problem

Publication Date: October 30, 2001

When the fast-growing Museum of Science and Industry in Tampa, Florida finds out that a key, privately-owned parcel of land adjoining its "campus" is up for sale, it moves quickly--but unsuccessfully--to convince the owner to sell the land...

The Lump Sum Grant Initiative for Hong Kong Social Services

Publication Date: October 01, 2001

Notwithstanding its reputation as a free market bastion, Hong Kong has long been home to a well-developed, government-supported "social sector." Although many non-governmental social service organizations began as purely private and charitable,...

India: The Dabhol Power Corporation (B)

Publication Date: April 27, 2001

In the wake of the fraud conspiracy convictions of its former executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, the name Enron will likely long be synonymous with corporate corruption. But how did it rise, to the point of being the sixth...

India: The Dabhol Power Corporation (A)

Publication Date: April 27, 2001

In the wake of the fraud conspiracy convictions of its former executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, the name Enron will likely long be synonymous with corporate corruption. But how did it rise, to the point of being the sixth...

Debt Relief for Poor Nations: The Battle in Congress (Epilogue)

Publication Date: January 01, 2001

In the fall of 2000, surprising momentum appeared to be growing behind the idea of forgiving the public debts owed by poor, developing nations, both to richer countries and to international institutions. The concept of "debt relief" had gained...

Debt Relief for Poor Nations: The Battle in Congress

Publication Date: January 01, 2001

In the fall of 2000, surprising momentum appeared to be growing behind the idea of forgiving the public debts owed by poor, developing nations, both to richer countries and to international institutions. The concept of "debt relief" had gained...

Cancún, Mexico: Water and Wastewater Privatization (Sequel)

Publication Date: August 01, 2000

The sequel describes the ensuing changes to the concession contract and regulatory oversight structure, and the return of operational control to the private concession company, Aguakán. It briefly discusses the financial and political...

Cancún, Mexico: Water System Privatization

Publication Date: August 01, 2000

This case focuses on the privatization of water and sanitation services in the city of Cancún, Mexico. Cancún's growth from a small fishing village in the 1970s to a major international tourist destination by the 1990s overwhelmed...

Bangkok's Skytrain (B)

Publication Date: July 01, 2000

In December 1999 Skytrain, the first rail mass transit line to be financed, built and operated by a private company in at least 50 years, opened in Bangkok, Thailand. Skytrain's owners had a concession from the Bangkok metropolitan government to...

Bangkok's Skytrain (A): Opening the System

Publication Date: July 01, 2000

In December 1999 Skytrain, the first rail mass transit line to be financed, built and operated by a private company in at least 50 years, opened in Bangkok, Thailand. Skytrain's owners had a concession from the Bangkok metropolitan government to...

Higher Education Harvest

Publication Date: April 03, 2000

Rebecca Wilson, a recent policy school graduate, has started an unexpectedly successful small nonprofit to help urban high school students tap the many sources of financial aid for post-secondary education and thus boost their odds of attending...

Tackling Poor Performance, Extreme Inequality, Public Complaisance: Brazil's Education Minister Forges a New Role for the Ministry (Sequel)

Publication Date: March 01, 2000

This sequel accompanies the case "Tackling Poor Performance" (1571.0). When Paulo Renato de Souza accepts an appointment to become Brazil's minister of education, he faces extreme challenges. Public education in Latin America's most populous...