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Achieving Mental Health Parity

Publication Date: July 28, 2011

In October 2008, President George W. Bush signed into law a requirement that certain private health insurance plans provide coverage for mental illness equal to coverage provided for medical-surgical illness as part of an economic stimulus...

A Tampa "Town Hall" Forum Goes Awry: Anatomy of a Public Meeting Fiasco

Publication Date: May 10, 2011

This case describes a health care town hall meeting that was derailed by vocal protesters. The case was designed for a very specific teaching purpose: to discuss a variety of alternatives to the tried and true town hall meeting format which, the...

California High-Speed Rail

Publication Date: November 18, 2010

In January 2010, the California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) was waiting to hear whether the Obama Administration would approve its application for $4.7 billion in federal stimulus funding to begin the construction of a $50-billion,...

Protecting the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999 (Epilogue)

Publication Date: February 06, 2009

On one side, a loose network of protesters made arrangements for dramatizing their opposition to the WTO and international trade practices. At the same time, public safety officials from local, state, and federal agencies developed security...

Protecting the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999

Publication Date: February 06, 2009

On one side, a loose network of protesters made arrangements for dramatizing their opposition to the WTO and international trade practices. At the same time, public safety officials from local, state, and federal agencies developed security...

The Accidental Statesman: General Petraeus and the City of Mosul, Iraq (Abridged)

Publication Date: July 21, 2008

This case (1834.0 and related epilogue 1834.1 and abridged case 1834.3) tells the story of Major General David Petraeus and the US Army's 101st Airborne Division in the months following the March 2003 invasion of Iraq, the fall of Baghdad, and...

The Accidental Statesman: General Petraeus and the City of Mosul, Iraq

Publication Date: April 10, 2006

This case (1834.0 and related epilogue 1834.1 and abridged case 1834.3) tells the story of Major General David Petraeus and the US Army's 101st Airborne Division in the months following the March 2003 invasion of Iraq, the fall of Baghdad, and...

Rudy Giuliani: The Man and His Moment

Publication Date: May 01, 2003

In the hours and days following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks which destroyed New York's World Trade Center towers, New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani distinguished himself, in the view of many, for his style of leadership. A combination...

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...

Philanthropy Industry Note: Corporate Philanthropy (D)

Publication Date: July 01, 1998

This series of contextual essays provides an overview of the history and status of philanthropic giving in the United States. Drawing on federal tax-based data, reports of the National Commission on Philanthropy and Civic Renewal, the American...

Philanthropy Industry Note: Philanthropy by Foundations (C)

Publication Date: July 01, 1998

This series of contextual essays provides an overview of the history and status of philanthropic giving in the United States. Drawing on federal tax-based data, reports of the National Commission on Philanthropy and Civic Renewal, the American...