Philadelphia Mayoral Race in '99
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An 8 page research paper that examines the 99 Philadelphia mayor campaign between John Street and Sam Katz. The writer analyzes the differing images that these candidates presented of the city. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: 00phmayr.rtf

Pierre Clavel / 'The Progressive City'
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A 5 page book review of Pierre Clavels work on progressive civic government during the 1970s and 1980s. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Clavel.wps

Policy and Politics in State Budgeting
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This 8 page paper provides an overview of the budgeting process in state governments, which is inextricably linked to political processes and policy determinations that in turn define budgetary directives. Political theorists and budget analysts have suggested the policies dictate elements of the budgetary process, but the availability of fiscal support and the support within the budget development process may in fact determine whether specific policies remain. This paper considers these issues. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: MHBudg4.rtf

Policy Formation: Great Britain, France and Nigeria
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State Structure and Patterns of Participation in A 6 page consideration of how state structure affects who participates in the political process. This paper contrasts Great Britain, France and Nigeria. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPpolStateStruct.rtf

Political Action Committees (PACs) and Their Influence
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This 4 page paper discusses Political Action Committees, lobbyists, and their influence over government and legislation. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: HVPACInf.rtf

Political Science: Stone and Peterson
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A 9 page paper which examines the political works of Clarence N. Stone, in "Regime Politics," and Paul Peterson, in "City Limits." No additional sources cited.
Filename: RApolsci.rtf

Politics in NC & SC
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A 7 page research paper that draws on political analyses to profile the politics in each of these states over the last 40 years. Southern politics has change radically over the last four decades. The following analysis profiles political developments in North and South Carolina in two periods, 1945-1975 and 1985 to the present. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khncsc.rtf

Politics in New York and New Jersey
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This 8 page paper looks at politics in both states. The 2002 elections are the focus of this paper that also looks at machine politics and the history of Tammany Hall. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: SA246NYJ.rtf

Politics, Georgia & Mississippi
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A 7 page research paper that examines the political environment of these states. Over the last half century, politics in the South, that is the southeastern states that joined the Confederacy during the American Civil War, have changed markedly. Where once the South could be counted on to be solidly Democratic in its political orientation -- a holdover reaction from the Civil War and Reconstruction period -- today, the South is solidly Republican. The following examination of political change in two Southern states, Georgia and Mississippi, chronicles trends in state politics. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khgami.rtf

POLITICS, INVOLVEMENT AND PEOPLE
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This 3-page paper attempts to answer if people are less involved in public life than they used to be. This essay focuses on the fact that fewer people are willing to be public servants these days than they have been before. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MTpolpeo.rtf

Portland, Oregon
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An 11 page paper that offers a general overview of the city of Portland. Subheadings include: history, politics, government, and geography; the economy and tax issues and current issues facing the metropolitan area of Portland. Information includes population, location, industry, revenue generating strategies, controlling urban sprawl and type of government, among other aspects of this region. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PGprtlnd.wps

Power in Albuquerque, NM
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A 14 page paper which looks at some of the issues in the past year as they have occurred in Albuquerque, NM. The paper examines the balance and issues of power concerning the mayor and city council. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: RAalbuq.rtf

Private Investment in Rural America
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A 3 page exploration of the factors that typically discourage private investment in rural areas. With very few exceptions, monies are invested with the express purpose of returning a profit. In comparison with rural areas, metropolitan areas have more of the people and the infrastructure that is needed to accomplish that purpose. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPrural2.rtf

Privatization of Public Goods and Services
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This 10 page paper discusses the move toward privatization of public goods and services, and argues that it is not always appropriate. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
Filename: HVPriPub.rtf

Problem Resolution in California: State and Citizenry Responsibility
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A 4 page discussion of the problems currently confronting California. Emphasizing the problems of crime and drugs the author contends that some of these problems can be addressed by the California State government and some cannot. More often than not, in the most complex issues facing the state, a solution is likely to be found only in a joint address by state government and California's citizenry. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPcalPrb.rtf

Problems Associated With the Influx of Haitian Immigrants to Dade County Florida
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A 6 page overview of the problems associated with the rising tide of Haitian immigrants experienced in Dade County during the last decade of the twentieth century. The county is characterized by a number of internal problems which can be attributed to its cultural and racial makeup as well as to its extreme economic division. These problems revolve not only around the measures which are needed to simply process such massive amounts of people but also around such resource expenditures as drains on the health and education facilities in the county. Perhaps a far greater concern, however, has been the communication issues which have resulted, communication issues which many contend played a part in the problems encountered in the 2002 Presidential primary elections. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPhaitFl.rtf

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