CHICAGO PUBLIC LAW AND LEGAL THEORY WORKING PAPER NO. 21 ABOVE THE LAW: RESEARCH METHODS‚ ETHICS AND THE LAW OF PRIVILEGE Geoffrey R. Stone THE LAW SCHOOL THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO This paper can be downloaded without charge at: The Social Science Research Network Electronic Paper Collection: http://papers.ssrn.com/paper.taf?abstract_id=XXXXXX Above the Law: Research Methods‚ Ethics and the Law of Privilege Geoffrey R. Stone* In Anticipating Law‚ Palys and Lowman set forth the
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Public administration is the implementation of government policy‚ and the academic discipline that studies this implementation and prepares civil servants for working in the public service.[1] As a "field of inquiry with a diverse scope" its "fundamental goal... is to advance management and policies so that government can function."[2] Some of the various definitions which have been offered for the term are: "the management of public programs";[3] the "translation of politics into the reality that citizens see
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question‚ what is public policy? The most common answer is an order from the executive members in regards to a law‚ more specially in the United States; public policy is decision-making and analyzing government decisions. While public policy might come across as a simple term and process; it is a highly complex system with laws‚ loopholes‚ regulations‚ and global issues are a view of the concerns taken into consideration when policy is studied or challenged. However‚ public policy can be as simple
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information technology. A recent study by Greenwood and Jovanovic [1999] provide one dramatic illustration of these trends. These authors show that a group of “IT upstarts”—firms specializing in computer and communications technologies that went public after 1968—now account for over 4% of the total U.S. equity market capitalization. While some of this growth has come at the expense of incumbent information technology firms‚ the new market value and technological spillovers created by these new
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Fat Tax: Beneficial to the reduction of obesity‚ or infringement on basic rights? Meredith Johnson Economics: An Applied Public Policy and Social Science Analysis Todd Larsen 12/12/13 Introduction Mirna “Minnie” Ortiz is a lot like most 16 year olds; she likes doing fun things like hanging out with her friends‚ watching television and planning for the future ahead of her (“One patient’s story”‚ par. 1). But unfortunately for Minnie‚ she is the only person her age that has
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CHAPTER ONE: DEFINING PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION LEARNING OBJECTIVES After reading Chapter 1 in the textbook‚ the student should be able to: 1. Define public administration within the context of its four frames: a. Political b. Legal c. Managerial d. Occupational 2. Locate public administration within its interdisciplinary context. 3. Define the subject matter that forms the core of public administration. 4. Provide
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Public Administration Starling‚ 2008‚ pg. 28 Starling‚ 2008‚ pg. inside front cover Jun‚J. (2009) Starling‚ 2008‚ pg. 30 Starling‚ 2008‚ pg. 34 aTARLING‚ 2008‚ PG. 134 Starling‚ 2008‚ pg. 31 Starling‚ 2008‚ pg. 183 Svara‚ J.‚ 1999 Starling‚ 2008‚ pg. 34 Recent research on the importance the role of ethics plays in public administration (Starling‚ 2008‚ pg. 157) Ideal of Administrative Responsibility: Six Subsections Responsiveness Fairness Flexibility Honesty Accountability Competence
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Fields 1 and 2: Theory of Public Administration and Public Policy § "The debate between scientific management and human relations is a continuing one. It may be tempting to regard the theories of Taylor and Mayo as mutually exclusive-at one time one theory is pre-eminent while at other time the other is- but this would be misleading". Discuss; particularly refer whether this is still a viable argument in public administration theory? § In the evolution of public administration as
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PUBLIC POLICY Public policy may be defined as a course of action taken by a government to address an issue or a matter of national importance or resolve a problem or a crisis ~ Peter Johnson Other definitions of public policy are: "Public policy is a purposeful and consistent course of action taken as a response to a perceived problem of a nation‚ formulated by a specific political process‚ and adopted‚ implemented and enforced by a public agency." ~ Wayne Hayes " The term public policy
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screen All-In-One / CISSP Certification All-in-One Exam Guide / Harris / 222966-7/ Chapter 5 C HAPTER Security Models and Architecture In this chapter‚ you will learn about the following topics: • Computer architecture and the items that fall within it • Trusted computing base and security mechanisms • Components within an operating system • Various security models • Security criteria and ratings • Certification and accreditation processes Computer and information security covers
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