Federal

By emphasizing discussion of real-world examples, the case method is an ideal solution for training public leaders. The cases in our “Government” categories focus in particular on the workings and interactions of government agencies and entities at the local, national, and international level.

  • Teaching Case - Taking on Big Tobacco: David Kessler and the FDA

    Taking on Big Tobacco: David Kessler and the FDA

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1996

    Food and Drug Commissioner David Kessler's landmark 1996 decision to propose regulation of tobacco as a drug marked him as one of the most prominent appointees in the first Clinton Administration -- one both revered and reviled. Kessler's...

  • Teaching Case - Catastrophic Health Insurance for the Elderly

    Catastrophic Health Insurance for the Elderly

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    Publication Date: September 01, 1995

    Ronald Reagan's 1987 proposal to change the federal Medicare system to help protect against the costs of "catastrophic illness" seemed to portend an important change in the US social insurance system. And, indeed, an amended version of the...

  • Teaching Case - The Gulf Crisis: Building a Coalition for War

    The Gulf Crisis: Building a Coalition for War

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1994

    The Gulf War--the US led effort to oust Iraq's armed forces from neighboring, oil-rich Kuwait--may be best remembered for the sheer effectiveness of the tactics and power which achieved the US military objectives in short order. But between the...

  • Teaching Case - Air Force Materiel Command: Integration & Org. Change (B)

    Air Force Materiel Command: Integration & Org. Change (B)

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1993

    These re-engineering cases tell the story of a massive reorganization/consolidation that changed the command structure of the US Air Force. Case A examines the decision of Air Force leaders to merge the Air Force Systems Command and the Air...

  • Teaching Case - Air Force Materiel Command: Integration & Org. Change (A)

    Air Force Materiel Command: Integration & Org. Change (A)

    $3.95

    Publication Date: January 01, 1993

    These re-engineering cases tell the story of a massive reorganization/consolidation that changed the command structure of the US Air Force. Case A examines the decision of Air Force leaders to merge the Air Force Systems Command and the Air...