State And Local

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.

  • Classic Case - Detroit Fiscal Crisis (A)

    Detroit Fiscal Crisis (A)

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1977

    This case concerns a major fiscal problem facing the city of Detroit, and its mayor Coleman Young, in the 1970s. Part A presents a profile of Detroit, a deteriorating manufacturing center with virtually all of the classic symptoms of urban...

  • Teaching Case - Massachusetts Department of Correction: Part III

    Massachusetts Department of Correction: Part III

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1977

    This case series examines the tenure of John O. Boone as commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Corrections. Boone was appointed by Gov. Francis Sargent with a mandate to reform the Massachusetts prison system. While bold in pursuing...

  • Teaching Case - Massachusetts Department of Correction: Part II Abridged

    Massachusetts Department of Correction: Part II Abridged

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1977

    This case series examines the tenure of John O. Boone as commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Corrections. Case # 166.3 is an abridgment of case # 166.0. Boone was appointed by Gov. Francis Sargent with a mandate to reform the...

  • Teaching Case - Massachusetts Department of Correction: Part II

    Massachusetts Department of Correction: Part II

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1977

    This case series examines the tenure of John O. Boone as commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Corrections. Boone was appointed by Gov. Francis Sargent with a mandate to reform the Massachusetts prison system. While bold in pursuing...

  • Teaching Case - Massachusetts Department of Correction: Part I (Abridged)

    Massachusetts Department of Correction: Part I (Abridged)

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1977

    This case series examines the tenure of John O. Boone as commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Corrections. Case # 165.3 is an abridgment of case # 165.0. Boone was appointed by Gov. Francis Sargent with a mandate to reform the...

  • Teaching Case - Massachusetts Department of Correction: Part I

    Massachusetts Department of Correction: Part I

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1977

    This case series examines the tenure of John O. Boone as commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Corrections. Boone was appointed by Gov. Francis Sargent with a mandate to reform the Massachusetts prison system. While bold in pursuing...

  • Teaching Case - Jerome Miller and the Department of Youth Services (B)

    Jerome Miller and the Department of Youth Services (B)

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1976

    In his first two years as Massachusetts Commissioner of Youth Services, Jerome Miller initiated a number of reform measures in an effort to provide more humane treatment for the young persons in his department's care, but he became increasingly...

  • Teaching Case - Jerome Miller and the Department of Youth Services (A)

    Jerome Miller and the Department of Youth Services (A)

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1976

    In his first two years as Massachusetts Commissioner of Youth Services, Jerome Miller initiated a number of reform measures in an effort to provide more humane treatment for the young persons in his department's care, but he became increasingly...

  • Teaching Case - Morley Affair (Abridged)

    Morley Affair (Abridged)

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1976

    This case describes an intense controversy among the staff of the New York City Environmental Protection Agency over the hiring of a former Army officer who served in Vietnam. The administrator makes, and then withdraws, the job offer. Some of...

  • Teaching Case - Morley Affair (Sequel)

    Morley Affair (Sequel)

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1976

    This case describes an intense controversy among the staff of the New York City Environmental Protection Agency over the hiring of a former Army officer who served in Vietnam. The administrator makes, and then withdraws, the job offer. Some of...

  • Teaching Case - Morley Affair

    Morley Affair

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1976

    This case describes an intense controversy among the staff of the New York City Environmental Protection Agency over the hiring of a former Army officer who served in Vietnam. The administrator makes, and then withdraws, the job offer. Some of...