Regulatory Policy

Social services, mergers, public health, and environmental protection. These are among the many regulatory topics covered by the teaching cases in this section. Through discussion and debate, the case method challenges students to put themselves in the shoes of government leaders as they unpack these complicated real-world scenarios.

  • Classic Case - Police Negotiations in Barkfield, MA (B)

    Police Negotiations in Barkfield, MA (B)

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1980

    This disguised case concerns contract negotiations between the town of Barkfield, Massachusetts, and its ten--officer police local. After an impasse was reached, the Joint Labor management Committee, a state--appointed standing committee with...

  • Classic Case - Police Negotiations in Barkfield, MA (A)

    Police Negotiations in Barkfield, MA (A)

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1980

    This disguised case concerns contract negotiations between the town of Barkfield, Massachusetts, and its ten-officer police local. After an impasse was reached, the Joint Labor management Committee, a state-appointed standing committee with...

  • Classic Case - Legalizing Laetrile

    Legalizing Laetrile

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1980

    This case describes the legalization of Laetrile, a purported natural cancer treatment, by the New Jersey legislature and the subsequent resistance by the state health department.Learning Objective:It considers both the policy dilemma of whether...

  • Classic Case - Senator Kennedy and the Civil Aeronautics Board: Sequel

    Senator Kennedy and the Civil Aeronautics Board: Sequel

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1977

    In 1974, Senator Edward Kennedy, in his role as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Administrative Practice and Procedures of the Senate Judiciary Committee, was looking for an issue on which to focus. Kennedy contacted Harvard law professor Stephen...

  • Classic Case - Senator Kennedy and the Civil Aeronautics Board: Part II

    Senator Kennedy and the Civil Aeronautics Board: Part II

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1977

    In 1974, Senator Edward Kennedy, in his role as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Administrative Practice and Procedures of the Senate Judiciary Committee, was looking for an issue on which to focus. Kennedy contacted Harvard law professor Stephen...

  • Classic Case - Senator Kennedy and the Civil Aeronautics Board: Part I

    Senator Kennedy and the Civil Aeronautics Board: Part I

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1977

    In 1974, Senator Edward Kennedy, in his role as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Administrative Practice and Procedures of the Senate Judiciary Committee, was looking for an issue on which to focus. Kennedy contacted Harvard law professor Stephen...

  • Classic Case - Auto Safety (Part B: Sequel)

    Auto Safety (Part B: Sequel)

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1977

    Until the passage of the National Motor Vehicle and Traffic Safety Act in 1966, the issue of car safety had been largely ignored by both the government and automobile industry. This case traces the events that led to the Act's passing. Part A...

  • Classic Case - Auto Safety (B)

    Auto Safety (B)

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1977

    Until the passage of the National Motor Vehicle and Traffic Safety Act in 1966, the issue of car safety had been largely ignored by both the government and automobile industry. This case traces the events that led to the Act's passing. Part A...

  • Classic Case - Auto Safety (A)

    Auto Safety (A)

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    Publication Date: January 01, 1977

    Until the passage of the National Motor Vehicle and Traffic Safety Act in 1966, the issue of car safety had been largely ignored by both the government and automobile industry. This case traces the events that led to the Act's passing. Part A...

  • 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...