...| 2/25/2012 | | The Concept of Program Reengineering The case study of Mayor Schell’s Zero Homeless Family Strategy discusses the homeless problem in Seattle, Washington (King County) and the strategies used to address the problem. Mayor starts his term off with a dramatic pledge that there would be no homeless families with children or any homeless single women on the streets of Seattle by Christmas of that year (some six months from date of pledge). The pledge itself might easily be viewed as a political move to provide a “quick-fix” solution to a very complex and long-standing problem. While Mayor Schell’s policy choices in this matter had some success, they were met with scrutiny and counter proposals by homeless advocacy groups and city financial managers. This paper provides an analysis of the mayor’s policy choices, analysis of the pre-implementation and design strategies, as well as discussion of steps taken to reengineer the program. It also addresses the importance of conducting proper assessments before implementing new programs. The policy choices related to Mayor Schell’s plan to address homelessness include: targeting homeless families with children and single women for “immediate emergency assistance”; focus on creating affordable housing; expanding shelter and/or emergency housing availability; and providing more funding for homeless prevention. According to the case study, over 700 of the 1,300 homeless people sleeping on the streets were in...
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...implication and the way forward WM Chan FHKAM(Community Medicine) Elderly Health Service, Department of Health, Hong Kong SPECIAL ARTICLE Correspondence to: Dr Wai Man Chan, Elderly Health Service, Department of Health, Hong Kong. E-mail: w_m_chan@dh.gov.hk ABSTRACT Care for the elderly was one of the 3 main policy objectives of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 1997. Many policy initiatives have been introduced in terms of financial support, better housing, and long-term care services. For active ageing, an innovative project known as the ‘Elder Academy’ aimed at promoting intergenerational cohesion, which is now under threat owing to changing social patterns. With the rapid increase in the number of ‘old-olds’, more resources on dementia care, community support, professional staff development, carer training, and coordination of care are necessary. In terms of financing, shared responsibility is the only viable option. In the 2012-13 budget speech, a pilot for community care service voucher as a means of promoting ageing at home was announced. As the coming cohorts of elders are more affluent and knowledgeable, they tend to be healthier and have different demands and expectations, such as independent living with better quality of life. The private sector may explore the markets of community care services and elder-oriented products. To meet the emerging needs, a holistic approach should be adopted, with modifications of the labour laws to make use of the talents...
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...Assignment 3 The Concept of Program Reengineering Based on the Case Study: Mayor Schell’s Zero Homeless Family Strategy PAD500 Modern Public Administration By – Ambika Jammula Introduction On June 2nd, 1998, Mayor Paul Schell spoke to the press about the needs of homeless families, women and children. He asked for the City Council’s support in providing “immediate emergency assistance to homeless families and single women, a critical step in providing lasting housing solutions for these families and individuals.” He noted that “the problem continues to grow and we absolutely must find better ways to help people find and keep housing.” He closed his remarks with a firm pledge that there will be no homeless families with children or homeless single women on the streets of Seattle by Christmas 1998. His pledge made headlines in both Seattle papers the next day. Alan Painter, Director of the Community Services Division of the Department of Housing and Human Services, listened attentively to the new Mayor’s remarks. Painter has dedicated his professional career to serving the needs of homeless people. He was proud and excited to hear Schell’s passion and commitment to addressing homelessness in Seattle. At the same time, he viewed the pledge with some trepidation. Counting the number of homeless people on the street at any given time is notoriously tricky, influenced by many factors. Further, he wondered how this pledge would dovetail with City priorities and plans for...
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..."State and Local Governments" Terence Bolt State & Local Government August 26, 2011 State and Local Governments The differences in culture of the early Americans played a significant role in shaping state government. It affected the level and type of role that its citizens participated in politics, the reach of the government governed its people and the direction of its public policy. The three aspects of the influence of culture on politics were determined by its newly formed citizenry. As the United States was being formed, immigrants from Europe and other countries with similar perspectives grouped together to form different political subcultures. Daniel Elazar, a distinguished political scientist at Temple University, has been one of the leaders in this school of thought. Elazar (1994) argues that, "... the nation has one general political culture, but that within it are three important subcultures, which he describes as individualistic, moralistic, and traditionalistic." (pg 28) The Individualistic subculture relies on the marketplace. Government's role is limited and was instituted to accomplish the demands of the people. Elazar (1994) says that, "government need not have any direct concern with questions of "the good society"; except to further economic prosperity of the market place. In other words, government should primarily be limited to, "...areas in the economic realm, that encourage private initiative...
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...SUPPLY AND DEMAND WHAT IS THIS CHAPTER ALL ABOUT? This chapter introduces market behavior and the intricacies of the market mechanism. It is helpful to continue to answer the basic questions of WHAT, HOW, and FOR WHOM and to briefly outline how the market system answers them. The chapter focuses on the allocative and distributive functions of the price system. The section on disequilibrium pricing -- price ceilings and floors -- provides an opportunity to illustrate the upside and downside of interference with market pricing mechanisms. The opening illustration of a kidney sale on eBay demonstrates the power and potential problems of markets. This introduction sets the general direction of this chapter, which is to look at how the market system answers the following questions: 1. What determines the price of a good or a service? 2. How does the price of a product affect its production and consumption? 3. Why do prices and production levels often change? NEW TO THIS EDITION • New headline on campus drinking • New headline on demand shifts for natural gas • One new question for discussion • One new problem LECTURE LAUNCHERS Where should you start? Supply and Demand analysis is the foundation of much of the analysis the student will perform during the semester. Therefore, it is important that students get a good start with this material. 1. Begin your discussion by identifying...
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...Precious: A Case Study Use sociological concepts to make sense out of the life of 16 year old Clareece "Precious" Jones (an overweight, illiterate African-American teen in Harlem), as depicted in the 2009 film Precious. It’s based on the novel Push by Sapphire. Note: Precious (part 1) and Precious (part 2) are two separate assignments with different dues dates, even though both sections are presented in this single document. Please check the Course Calendar for the different due dates. Precious (part 1) consists of questions 1-11. Precious (part 2) covers questions 12-27. PART ONE Chapters 1 & 2: Review 1. How does rational choice theory help explain why some economically marginalized people, who feel caught in a cycle of poverty from which there is no escape, engage in risky behaviors, like having unprotected sex? Specifically, how can a fatalistic attitude inform choice? 2. Which research method would not be used to study sexual violence against Precious? Chapter 4 3. Discuss the socialization of Precious. Specifically, describe her primary socialization and her secondary socialization experiences. What values, norms and beliefs did she learn, and from whom? 4. Did Precious adopt her parent’s outlook without question? Please explain your answer. How common or unusual is this? 5. Discuss the social identity of Precious and also her self-identity. Did they match? 6. What was her social role? Did she passively take on this role or exercise agency? Please explain...
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...services to reduce cost and improve quality has a long history. Peter Drucker, the Austrian born management professor, was the first to suggest contracting out of local services to private companies. Indeed many municipal services were already contracted out by 1980 in Great Britain. But the most significant drive for privatization in Great Britain, which signaled the way to the rest of the world, came about with the election of Margaret Thatcher in 1979. In the following decade a host of state owned enterprises were privatized including British Petroleum, British Aerospace, Jaguar, Rolls Royce, National Freight Corp., Cable and Wireless, British Airways, British Gas, British Telecom, several water and electric utilities. In addition, public housing was sold to the residents and compulsory competitive bidding of local services was initiated. By the late 1980’s, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, and Argentina elected presidents who adopted privatization initiatives. But the trend toward privatization was not confined to western countries. The collapse of Communism in the Soviet Bloc prompted the sale of many state owned enterprises as well as other forms of privatization. Even earlier, China in 1978 allowed private farming and later private sector manufacturing and retail operations. And Vietnam allowed private businesses and Cuba allowed homes to be sold to their tenants. Privatization of government activities in the world reached a record high of $89 billion by 1996. Within...
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...family or individual receives (ehow.com (p1).” With a growing unemployment rate in America. American citizens are focused on survival by any means necessary. Even at the added cost to American tax payers fraud continues to rise across the country. Welfare regulations must constantly evolve to uncover different ways to discourage attempts of fraud on our welfare programs. These action of fraud are contributing to the financial rape and pelage of American assets that are there to help the needy. While the rush to address the welfare regulations is low. Low income individuals who are committing fraud are escaping jail time. Monthly monitoring of all fraudulent acts of public housing (HUD), (SNAP) and (TANF) are needing reinforcement and continue to be punished strongly by law. Welfare programs such as Public Housing (HUD), The Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), and The Temporary Cash Assistance...
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...INTERNSHIP REPORT ON ACCOUNTING INFORMATIONSYSTEM OF REAL ESTATE BUSINESS IN BANGLADESH”-AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF [pic] PREPARED FOR Farzana Afrin Internship Supervisor & Lecturer Dept. of Business Studies Stamford University Bangladesh. PREPARED BY Mahmood Hossain Id: 02707400 Section: 27(Q) Date: LATTER OF TRANSMITTAL April Ms Farzana Afrin Lecturer Stamford University Dhanmondi, Dhaka Dear Madam, I feel myself fortunate enough for having the scope to conclude the study on “The Accounting information System of Real Estate Business in Bangladesh”-An Empirical study of Building For Future Ltd, Which you assigned me to do as a part of the study. Obviously, this type of practical work made me acquainted with “Real Estate Finance” in real life situation. Here, I can’t deny the help that I got from the staff of Building For Future Ltd. who ensured me a full congenial atmosphere to access over a plenty of information with relevant papers and a practical survey. I am thankful to them for showing their highest degree of tolerance in answering my inexorable questions, sometimes repeated. I would enthusiastically provide you related information depending on your queries. The report was prepared under your able leadership and I do respectfully appreciate guidance to me to learn about...
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...general and its branch office at Abbottabad in particular with reference to its marketing practices. The main purpose of the internship is to prepare and submit a report as a partial fulfillment for the award of BBA degree from COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Abbottabad. 1.2 Objective of Study Internship is the one of the part of the BBA course and this provide the practice knowledge of what students read about business in their books. Internship report is prepared to full fledge analysis of an organization. As this is the only field experience that students before entering practically into the market. During our internship we had been rotated different departments as accounts, remittances, car finance, clearing and collection etc. this movement and working provide a completely knowledge of their working to us, they also explained each and every concept to make us clear. This knowledge and practical experience was the thing which help we have completed the internship report. 1.3 Scope of the Study This study carried out on MCB is an effort to introduce the working and operations at MCB among students and others interested in the organization. This study reveals the MCB in terms of its history and background, its departments and their functioning. It also enlightens the techniques, procedures, and programs that are being used at MCB in order to achieve better performance. The analysis of different policies, techniques, and procedures at MCB depicts a...
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...2014-2015 People’s Guide to HEALTH, WELFARE AND OTHER SERVICES SACRAMENTO COUNTY $ ? Introduction The People’s Guide is a practical self-advocacy information guide and directory on how to get food, income, jobs and training, housing, health and dental care, legal advice, and other important help from local, state and federal programs and community services in Sacramento County. We don’t need to tell you these are hard times! Foreclosures, high unemployment, homelessness on the rise and the city, county, state and federal budgets either eliminating or making deep cuts to most of the programs talked about in this guide. These cuts mean less help for lowincome individuals, families, seniors and homeless people to access the these life-saving programs. It means reduced benefits, fewer workers, tighter eligibility rules, long lines and longer waits. not only is a self-advocacy guide to these programs, but also gives you advice on what you can do if your are treated unfairly or do not receive what you are entitled to by law. The guide is dedicated to helping all people overcome barriers when they are trying to get help. Politicians often use the money for other things than education, health, welfare and social services. But, when the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, the gap has very bad effects on our entire society. You can help close that gap. You do not need to read the entire book; just find the topic in the table of contents. But, remember, that if you are eligible...
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...designed to address the housing needs for homeless/abused women and children and to find what funding is best suited for such a non profit endeavor. This research looks at the different aspects of public funding and private funding of non profits. This research draws upon mostly primarily sources such as interviews, books, articles, case studies. Most research was done on the reason that places women and children in the predicaments to put them in transitional housing and a look at “Ruth’s Place.” The goal for starting Ruth’s Place, a transitional home for women and children’s non-profit organization is to improving the future of women and children in the City of Philadelphia and Tri-State areas. After meeting with Directors of similar programs established in the City of Philadelphia, the goal of this research is to determine the need for another transitional home and the proper funding to create a program that will be effective in the lives of those we service. What is Transitional Housing? Transitional housing, sometimes called second stage housing, is a residency program that includes support services. Usually provided after crisis or homeless shelter, transitional housing is designed as a bridge to self-sufficiency and permanent housing. Residents usually remain from six months to two years, and are typically required to establish goals to work towards economic stability. Viewed along a continuum of services, transitional housing is placed between emergency...
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...Summary of System Management Function…………………………………Tab 2 3. Enumeration and Needs Assessment………………………………………...Tab 3 a. Enumeration b. Community Profile c. Profiles of Specific Sub-Populations d. Conclusions e. Recommendations 4. Gaps Analysis……………………...………………………………………...…..Tab 4 5. Rapid Re-housing Demonstration Report………………………………….....Tab 5 a. Pierce Intervention Evaluation 6. Open Doors Report………………………………………………………………Tab 6 a. Rapid Assessment of Needs of Hurricane Evacuees Blue Ribbon Commission to End Chronic Homelessness Anna Babin United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast David Benson Harris County Commissioners Court David S Buck, MD, MPH Department of Family & Community Medicine Baylor College of Medicine James Calaway Center for Houston’s Future Robert Eury Central Houston, Inc. The Most Reverend Bishop Fiorenza The Diocese of Galveston – Houston Skip Kasdorf Greater Houston Partnership Richard Lapin City of Houston Anna Leal Houston Endowment, Inc. The Honorable Pat Lykos Harris County Anthony Love Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County Barry Mandel Houston Downtown Alliance Jackie Martin J.S. Martin Associates, LP Vickie L. McBride City of Houston Department of Housing & Community Development The Honorable Gordon Quan Former City Council Member At Large, Position 2 Sally Shipman The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness Region VI Coordinator – Southwestern States Richard Wilson...
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...Manifesto for the Chief Executive Election 2012 C.Y. Leung ONE HEART, ONE VISION C.Y. Leung 1 4 1. Population and Human Resources 10 2. Land Planning and Transportation 16 3. Economic Policy 22 4. Housing 34 5. Education 39 6. Social Welfare 44 7. Medical and Health Services 51 8. Religion, Culture and Arts 56 9. Sports Policy Table of Content Foreword 62 10. Environment Protection and Conservation 66 11. Administrative and Political System 72 Epilogue 80 ONE HEART, ONE VISION 2 3 Election 2012, has provided me with a much deeper understanding of the expectations of different sectors in our society. And, at the same time, it has strengthened my resolve to serve the community as a whole. During this period, my campaign team and I have visited all 18 districts, held consultative gatherings ~ "Together we write the Manifesto" ~ and met with people from all walks of life at close quarters. We listened to the views expressed by ordinary people, who make up the majority of the population, and we talked to business people, both big corporations and local traders alike. We attended numerous other activities, met with Members of the Election Committee and answered their queries. Every step of the way, we were accompanied by the media, reporting and helping us to spread our messages to those who were not able to come to the gatherings. We were mindful that every proposal which...
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...Journal of Urban Economics 65 (2009) 74–90 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Journal of Urban Economics www.elsevier.com/locate/jue Why do households without children support local public schools? Linking house price capitalization to school spending ✩ Christian A.L. Hilber a,b,∗ , Christopher Mayer c,d a London School of Economics, Department of Geography and Environment, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, UK Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC), UK Columbia Business School, Uris Hall #808, 3022 Broadway, New York, NY 10027, USA d NBER, USA b c a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Received 19 October 2007 Revised 19 September 2008 Available online 27 September 2008 JEL classification: H4 H7 I2 R31 Keywords: Capitalization Elderly Land supply School spending While residents receive similar benefits from many local government programs, only about one-third of all households have children in public schools. We argue that capitalization of school spending into house prices can encourage even childless residents to support spending on schools. We identify a proxy for the extent of capitalization—the supply of land available for new development—and show that towns in Massachusetts with little undeveloped land have larger changes in house prices in response to a plausibly exogenous spending shock. Towns with little available land also spend more on schools. We extend these results using data from school...
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