Government can affect private economic activities through many means: the legal system and regulatory mechanisms, the tax and subsidy systems, lending and other monetary activities, and the services from public infrastructure. ...

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The National Program of Research for Forests and Associated Rangelands was a research planning effort sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges. ...

This project is an interdisciplinary, qualitative study of historic preservation policies and practices in an 800-year-old hutong and courtyard house neighborhood that is designated as a historical and cultural conservation ...

This thesis identifies the convergence between John Dewey's ideas regarding the public and the evolution of law enforcement practices. There are four areas covered, those being responses to major shifts in cultural activities ...

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The primary purpose of this study was to determine differences in the perceptions of public school superintendents concerning the role and responsibilities of the public school public relations director on the administrative ...

In this dissertation I argue that humility is a virtue of elected public officials. Specifically, this research pertains to members of the United States Congress. In Chapter II, I survey and critique contemporary scholarship ...

Through feminist geography, public sphere theory, and journalism history, this project argues that British and American authors articulated their anxiety and excitement surrounding changes in the culture of publicity and ...

Scholars widely acknowledge that democratic political leaders seek public support for their policy endeavors, particularly when conducting costly policies as in the case of military interventions. A deeper understanding ...