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ABEL, Troy D. Aug. 1998 Paths to New Public Policy: Civic Factors and Local Voluntary Environmental Efforts
ADASE, James Aug. 2002 Cultural Divide Between Science and Diplomacy at the Department of State
ADAMS, Richard C. Aug. 1995 Culture, Policy, and Technology Innovation: U.S. and Japanese Performance in Electro/Mechanical Technologies
AGARWAL, Vertica May 2007 The Impact of Trade Liberalization on Income Inequality: A Study of India
AL-FAHAD, Mohammad Y. Jan. 2004 Bridging the Global Digital Divide: Internet Diffusion in Muslim Countries
ALLEN, Benjamin L. May 2002 Consumption Taxation of Electronic Commerce: A Comparison of United States (US) and European Union (EU) Policies, 1997 to 2000
AL-NSOUR, Maen F. Aug. 1998 Economic Cooperation Under the Security Dilemma: The Case of Israel and the Arab States
ALPERT, Sheri Jan. 2001 Machine Tractable Human Tissue: Policy Implications for Medical Privacy
AL-SALLOUM, Tariq M. May 1999 Policy Choices In Developing Countries: The Case Of Privatization in Saudi Arabia
ARIEIRA, Carlos Jan. 2000 Human Capital and Social Capital within Brazilian Families
ARENA, Peter M. May 2004 High Technology Employment Growth in Metropolitan America:  An Empirical Investigation
AUD, Susan L. May 2002 Competition and Efficiency Effects of Charter Schools
AUGER, Robin N. May 2006 Public-Private Collaboration in Technological Innovation: An Examination of U.S. Experiences Since World War II
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BAHARMAST, Al Jan. 2005 A Decision Framework for the Adoption of Business Process Collaboration in Supply Networks
BAILEY, Marshall H., III May 1993 Public Administration Efficiency Through Total Quality Management
BAKER, Paul M.A. Aug. 1997 Local Government Internet Sites as Public Policy Innovations
BECK, Richard T. Aug. 1993 Engagement: Promoting Intergroup Collaboration and Innovation in Effective Research and Development Management
BELLAS, Dean Demetrius May 2005 Fiscal Impact Simulation Modeling: Calculating the Fiscal Impact of Development
BENSON, Brien Aug. 1998 Transit Privatization: A Study in the Policy Process
BODILLY, Susan J. Jan. 1993 Organizational Factors That Affect School Reform: Analysis of High School Attempts to Integrate Academic and Vocational Education
BOOPPANON, Sarasin Jan. 2008 The Effects of Bilateral and Regional Investment Agreements on the FDI Inflows into ASEAN Countries
BORDEAUX, John M. Jan. 2003 Self-Organized Air Tasking: Examining a Non-Hierarchical Model for Joint Air Operations
BORTHWICK, R. Bruce Aug. 2001 Intermodal Intercity Passenger Travel for the Washington Baltimore Region
BRAGG, Michelle L. Jan. 2004 Social Fathering Among African American Men and the Impact on Child and Family Outcomes
BROOK, Douglas A. May 2001 Business Style Financial Statements Under the CFO Act: An Examination of Audit Opinions
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CALHOUN, Todd R. May 2006 An Investigation into the Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Economic Freedom in Host Countries
CHENEY, David Jan. 2008 Information Technology, Science, and Public Policy
CHENG, Shaoming Jan. 2006 Heterogenous Preferences in the Location Choice of Japanese Investors in China: A Mixed Logit Approach
CHOKPRAJAKCHAT, Srisombat Jan. 2004 Thailand's Agenda Setting Process: The Foundation of the Special Investigation Department Using the FBI
CHUDY, John P. May 1992 Political Management and Economic Policy Reform: An Exploration of Structural Adjustment Experience
COBIN, John Aug. 1996 Building Regulation, Market Alternatives and Allodial Policy
COLEMAN, John J. May 2007 Controlling Prescription Drug Abuse by Design
COTTER, Joseph D. May 1993 Keeping the Faith: An Analysis of Ideological Continuity in the FSLN's Revolutionary Leadership in Transition to Revolutionary Rulership in Nicaragua
COX, Kenneth E. May 2001 Economies of Speed: Policy Implications of High Speed Technologies on the U.S. Maritime Transportation System
CURTIS, Michael R. Jan. 2002 Technological Innovation and Public Private Sector Collaborations: The Case of the Advanced Turbine System Program
CZARDA, Lawrence D. Aug. 1997 The Productive Efficiency of Metropolitan County Government: Analysis of the Impact of Government Structure
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DE FRANK, Anthony J. May 2002 The Path to Firearms Control: Understanding Government Regulation at the End of the 20th Century
DESANTIS, Mark F. May 1993 Leadership, Resource Endowments and Regional Economic Development
DEVIRGILIO, Mark Aug. 2005 Balancing Information Access and Security (BIAS): Explaining Three Decades of United States Encryption Policymaking
DINC, Mustafa May 1999 The Dynamics of Efficiency in the State Higher Education Systems in the U.S. 1974-1994
DING, Lei Aug. 2005 Telecommunications Infrastructure and Regional Economic Development in China
DONNELLY, Daniel K. Aug. 1996 The Effect of Met Expectation on Organizational Commitment
DUNCAN, Robert A. Aug. 1995 In Case of Emergency... Coordination of Emergency Management at the Local Level
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EHRESMANN, Elaine C. May 1995 A Marketing Process Model: An Analysis of the National Capital Area's Coordinated Care Program (TRICARE)
ELROD, Catherine Schrader May 2005 Individuals with Chronic and/or Disabling Conditions: Determinants of Utilization of Physical Rehabilitation Services
EMMONS, Elinor K. May 2001 Public Policy Implications From Private Sector Enterprise Integration
ESSIS, Jean-Mathieu Aug. 1997 State Preferences in Multilateral Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy Making: An Empirical Analysis of the 1995 N.P.T. Review and Extension Conference
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FABSITZ, Richard R. May 2003 Shifting Federally Funded Research Into Pasteur's Quadrant: A Case Study of the SBIR Program at NIH
FAROOQUE, Mahmud A. May 2004 The Evolution of Technological Forecasting and the Contemporary Policy Systems, 1935-1999
FARR, DeAnn J. Aug. 2004 Interstate Equity in Health Policy
FITZSIMMONS, Carolyn May 2001 Knowledge Spillovers From Joint Government-Industry Supported Research: A Case Study from the Automotive Industry
FLACH, Helen R. May 1997 Influence of the Organizational Culture in Implementing Radical Mission Change in an Agency:  The U.S. Soil Conservation Service, 1985-1995
FLETCHER, Charles V. Aug. 2006 Politics and Military Base Closures
FOWLER, Lisa Ann May 2006 Immigrant Suburbs: An Analysis of the Residential Mobility and Location Decisions of Recent Immigrants
FRANK, Peter Jan. 2005 Nonprofit Entrepreneurship in Regional Economies: Organization Creation and Economic Growth
FRASER, Ronald R. Jan. 1997 Policy Subsystems and the Idea Whose Time Has Come
FRYE, Douglas W. May 2004 E-Procurement in the Private and Public Sectors
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GETTMAN, Jon May 2000 Portfolio Variance Analysis and Sustainable Rural Economic Development
GOODLOE, John M. May 2001 Money, Democracy, and the Southern Tradition
GORDON IV, John May 2005 The Quadrennial Defense Review: Analyzing the Major Defense Review Process
GORMAN, Sean P. May 2004 Networks, Complexity, and Security: The Role of Policy in Critical Infrastructure Protection
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HAN, Lianchao May 2005 The New Food Pyramid: Culture, Policy and Technology in the TransAtlantic GMO Controversy
HANCOCK, John A. May 1999 Officer Performance: Do the Service Academies Make a Difference?  An Examination of the U.S. Navy
HANNA, Dimitri Aug. 1995 Perspectives on Decision Making: The Third United Nations Law of the Sea Conference, 1973-1982
HARPEL, Ellen D. Aug. 2006 The Role of Professional and Business Services in Metropolitan Economies
HEARNE, Sheila M. Jan. 2003 Medical Records: The Role of Advocacy Coalitions in Policy Change
HENNESSEY, J. Thomas, Jr. Jan. 1997 Organizational Culture and the "Reinvention of Government"
HENRY, Sandra M. May 2004 An Econometric Analysis of Internet Adoption in Latin America and the Caribbean:  1996-2000
HIGGINS, Lindley R. May 2001 Assessing the Economic Impact of Community Based Home ownership Programs on Inner-City Neighborhoods
HIRA, Ronil Aug. 2002 Electronic Commerce and Manufacturing Supply Chain Integration and Management: Approaches to Improve Government Policies
HOFFMAN, Linda E. May 2007 Collaborating Virginia Welfare and Workforce Services
HOLZHEIMER, Terry F. May 2006 Smart Growth Policies and the Public Sector Costs of Growth
HOUGH, Paul G. May 1994 Reforming the Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System in the Department of Defense: A Study of Budget Process and Rules
HSING, Yulan Jan. 2000 Regional Hub Port Performance and Institutional Evaluation: Data Envelopment Analysis for the Port of Kaohshiung
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JIN, Dengjian Aug. 1998 Knowledge Regimes and National Competitiveness
JOHNSON, Kirk A. Aug. 1998 What Factors Explain Edge Cities?
JONES, Boyd A. May 2004 Information Technology Enabled Public Sector Service Satisfaction
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KATCHANOVSKI, Ivan Jan. 2002 Regional Political and Policy Divisions in Ukraine and Moldova
KILPATRICK, Henry E. Aug. 1998 Dynamic Increase Return to Scale, Technology Growth, Lock-in and Hysteresis: A Study of Evolutionary Growth of the Semiconductor Industry in the U.S.
KIM, Sung Jae May 2006 The Impact of Standards and Institutional Capacity on International Trade: An Examination of Food and Agricultural Products
KOCORNIK-MINA, Adriana Aug. 2007 The Effects of Space of Inter-State Growth Dynamics and Income Disparities in India - Modeling the Simultaneous Growth of a System of Spacial Units 
KUILER, Eric W. May 2007 The Search for Eudaimonia: An Analysis of International Development, Migration, and Gender Equality
KULCHITSKY,
Dmytro Roman
Aug. 2001 Computerization, Knowledge and Information Technology Initiatives:  The Cases of Jordan and Israel
KULIG, Nancy Lynn May 1997 The Archetype Model of Leadership
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LALL, Somik Jan. 2001 The Role of Infrastructure in Regional Growth
LEE, Margo M. May 2003 Coping Strategies of Scientific Organizations
LE FAVOUR, John W. Jan. 2003 Examination of the Influence of TRICARE Implementation on Ambulatory Health Care Utilization
LI, Ning May 2004 Innovation Systems and Technology Spillovers:  Economic, Geographic, and Institutional Perspectives
LI, Qiangsheng Jan. 1997 Regional Dynamics and Growth Advantages of the Washington Metropolitan Economy: An Extended and Integrated Shift-Share Approach
LIN, Xintong Aug. 2007 E-Government Implementation and Practices for Policy Goals - A Methodology and Case Studies
LINDSEY, Bruce Aug. 2005 The Effect of Computers on the Mathematics Achievement of American 8th Grade Students
LITZELMAN, Michael May 2001 Cost Effectiveness and Cost/Benefits of the Ethiopian and Eritrean Demining Programs
LOYOLA-TRUJILLO, Jose Jan. 2005 The Spatial Relocation of Mexico's Largest Exporting Industries: A Comparative Study of Five Metropolitan Areas
LUNN, Maxine P. Aug. 1996 Community at a Crossroads - Latino Community Participation in Agenda Setting in Washington, D.C.
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MAAS, Gerard C., Jr. Jan. 2004 Federal Workforce Restructuring: Agency Responses to External Pressures
MADISON, John J. Aug. 1994 The Scientific Elite: Enterprising Participants in Science Policy Development
MAGGIO, Mark E. May 2004 Decision-making on Controversial Transport and Enforcement Technology Applications
MARWAH, Sanjay Jan. 2005 Opportunity Structures and Crime in Suburban Los Angeles
MASTAL, Margaret F. Jan. 1997 Governance in American Health Care Organizations: 1984-1993 Elements and Patterns
MAXWELL, Sarah P. May 2004 The Changing Nature of the Feminist Movement
MCNAMARA, Castilla Florence Jan. 2005 Science Policy for Biomedical Crises: Examination and Analysis of the Synoptic Strategy
MCQUADE, Samuel C., III Aug. 2001 Cops Versus Crooks: Technological Competition and Complexity in the Co-Evolution of Information Technologies and Money Laundering
MEDLOCK, Kathleen V. Aug. 1993 A Critical Analysis of the Impact of the Department of Defense Reorganization Act on American Officership
MICHAEL, George J. Jan. 2002 The U.S. Response to Domestic Right Wing Terrorism and Extremism: A Government and NGO Partnership
MOHD AMIN, Fatima May 2001 Innovation in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the Malaysian Information Technology (IT) Industry
MOORE, Lewis Jan. 2008 Weather-Related Crashes on Public Lands
MORSTEIN, Jennifer May 1999 Determining the Structure of the Global Dual Use Nuclear Trade Networks
MUSTAFA, Shahid S. Jan. 2002 Factors that Explain Internet Growth in Africa: An Empirical Model
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NAREL, James L. May 2007 Humanitarian and Military Organizational Cutures and the Challenges of Contemporary Complex Emergencies
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OLSON, Warren Jan. 2001 Urban Information Systems Technology: Tools and Policy Implications for the Military and Law Enforcement in the 21st Century
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PALUBINSKAS, Ginta T. Jan. 2003 Economic Transformation: The Full Societal Transformation Thesis
PANDIT, Nitin S. Jan. 1999 Policy Design For Retail Electric Institutions: Artificial Intelligence Representations for a Common Property Resource Approach
PELLETIERE, Danilo May 2003 Why Do Countries Protect Used Goods Markets: An Inquiry Into the Used Automobile Trade
PENNY, Robert G. Aug. 1997 An Assessment of the Relative Importance of Public Sector Versus Private Sector Export Assistance in the Export Performance of Virginia Manufacturers
PERINO, George H., Jr. May 2000 Complexity: A Cognitive Barrier to Defense Systems Acquisition Management
PETRIE, Ann May 2000 Human Services Coalition: A Theory of Governance
PHILOGENE, G. Stephane Aug. 2000 A Comparative Statics Analysis of Efficiency and Productivity Changes of the National Institutes of Health's General Clinical Research Centers: 1990-1997
POMMERENING, Christine Jan. 2004 The Development of Governance Structures For the Internet. Principles and Practices in the Case of the Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
POOL, Amy C. Aug. 1996 The Path to Power: The Evolution of Rights Discourse in the Twentieth Century United States
POOLE, Kenneth Jan. 2000 The Role of the Practitioner Networks in the Successful Diffusion and Implementation of Policy Innovations: Lessons from Enterprise Zone Experiences
PRICE, James E. Aug. 1993 An Investigation of the Relationship Between Perceived Leadership and Managerial Effectiveness in Matrix Organizations
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RAY, Marcella Ridlen May 2000 Out of the Shadows: An Empirical Analysis of How Civil Society in the U.S. Changed During the 20th Century
RESTON, Russell Jan. 2001 The Philippine Economy Under Ramos: A Comparative Scorecard
RIGGLE, James Aug. 2002 The Future of American Federalism: Modeling State Politics and Policy
ROGERS, Modestine May 1993 The Effects of Judicial Intervention on the Development of Deinstitutionalization Policy for Persons with Mental Disabilities
RUSTICI, Thomas C. May 2005 The Economic Effects of the Smoot-Hawley Act of 1930 and the Beginning of the Great Depression
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SAGER, Michelle May 1999 Cooperation Without Borders: Federalism and International Trade
SALAZAR, Maria E. May 2007 Local Economic Development in Mexico: A Comparative Study of the Methods and Goals of Local, State and Federal Development Agencies
SALEM, Pofen Aug. 2000 The Internationalization of Small Business Service Firms in Metropolitan Economies: A Case Study of the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area
SCHALLER, Robert R. May 2004 Technological Innovation in the Semiconductor Industry:  A Case Study of the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS)
SHOCKLEY, Gordon Aug. 2005 The Function of Policy Entrepreneurship in American Politics: The Return of Stability to Federal Arts Policy
SPENGLER, Arthur W. May 1998 Why Local Government Employees Choose to Bargain Collectively: The Role of Collective Voice in the Competition For Budget Resources in An Era of Fiscal Discontent
STABILE, Bonnie B. May 2006 Balancing Morality and Economy: The Case of State Human Cloning Policies
STALEBRINK, Odd J. Aug. 2000 Governmental Accounting and Financial Reporting in Transition: A Study of "Earnings Management" Under the Accrual and Consolidation Model
STEVENS-THOMPSON, Yolanda Aug. 2005 Analysis of the Eligibility Determination Methods for Medicaid's Aged and Disabled Waiver
SULLIVAN, Ellen Aug. 2005 The Webmaster's Tale: Joining the EU Information Society
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TALKINGTON, Scott W. May 1998 The Influence of Political Values and Campaign Spending in 1996 Congressional Elections
THIBAULT, Marc A. Aug. 2004 A Multivariate Analysis of US Coast Guard Enlistment Propensity
THOMAS, Kevin Jan. 2008 Resistance to Wireless Telecommunication Antenna Siting: A Comparative Case Study of Regulatory Policy
THOMAS, William C. Jan. 2003 Cultural Transformation in the U.S. Air Force
TRANG, Nga T. Aug. 2004 Building Social Capital through Girl Scouts
TUCKER, Jonathan C. May 2003 An Analysis of Industry Support for the NSF's Engineering Research Centers
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UNDERHILL, Jack A. Aug. 1994 Putting the Pieces Together: An Integrated Approach to Moving Poor Mothers from Poverty to Independence
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VACHAL, Kimberly J. Jan. 2005 Economic Growth of Nonmetropolitan and Agricultural Region Cities
VALENTINE, Patrick F. Jan. 1997 Equality and Efficiency: Telecommunications Policy and Conflicting American Principles
VANCE, Walter K. May 2003 Financial Management Information Produced as a Result of the CFO Act and Its Use by Federal Government Agencies, the OMB and Congress
VENERI, Michael C. May 2004 The Goldwater-Nichols Act and the Joint Duty Promotion Requirement:  An Analysis of the U.S. Military's Implementation of a Congressional Mandate
VLAICU, Sorina O. Aug. 2003 Patient Rights versus Managed Care:  A Policy Formulation Model
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WALTERS, Julie Aug. 2005 Assisted Living Regulation in the United States: Institutional Responses to a New Industry
WANG, Emily Xiaoxia May 2006 China As Public Venture Capitalist: Attainment and Policies
WARFIELD, Wallace Jan. 2001 Politics, Parties, and Conflict Resolution: The Role of Urban Politics in the Management and Resolution of Community Conflict
WATKINS, Shanea Jan. 2007 The Effect of Charter Schools on Academic Achievement and Achievement Gaps
WILLIAMS, Rhys M. Aug. 1999 The Exchange of Knowledge During Federal Laboratory/Industry Commercial Innovation:  Toward New Federal Public Policy Framework
WILSON, Aleta M. May 2001 Federal Procurement Policy: Effect on Minority Owned Businesses
WILSON, Clay, III May 2001 Protection of Rights in Intellectual Property: How Will Public Policy Control Copyright Piracy in the Age of the Internet?
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XIE, Qingshu May 2003 The Dynamics of Regional Income Convergence in the U.S. 1970-2000
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YANG, Guang Jan. 2005 Spatial Proximity, Functional Closeness and Regional Competitiveness
YILMAZ, Serdar Jan. 2001 Regionalization of Telecommunications Investment: Is Telecommunications a Tool in Interregional Economic Competition?
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ZANGARDI, John A. Jan. 2005 Regulation of Internet Top Level Domain Names
ZHANG, Ting Jan. 2008 It's Never Too Late: Elderly Entrepreneurship in the Aging Economy
ZHAO, Zuoquan Aug. 2004 The Economic Growth of a Nation: A Spatial Perspective