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About New Voices in Public Policy

Unknown author (2007)

Introduction to the Volume 1, Spring 2007 issue.
Weighing the Costs of Capital Punishment v. Life In Prison Without Parole

Ebert, Michael E (2007)

This paper is a cost analysis that compares the costs of charging, trying, convicting and imposing a sentence of death versus the costs for its alternatives, life in prison without parole (LWOP) and life in prison with the ...
Message from the Dean

Haynes, Kingsley E (2007)

Message from the Dean of the School of Public Policy, Kingsley E. Haynes
Balancing 'Brick-and-Mortar' and 'Bits-And-Bytes': An Analysis of Cyber Charter School Funding in Pennsylvania

Clarke, Suzie; Hurlburt, Steven; Wines, Lindsay (2007)

This paper examines the controversy related to the funding and management of Pennsylvania cyber charter schools through a discussion of the important characteristics of cyber charter schools and their emergence in Pennsylvania. ...
The Fairfax County Connector Bus System: Measuring the Impact of Subsidized Fares on Ridership

Cosner, Matthew; Eisenberg, Marcy; Sachs, Marcus; Seneviratne, Dulani (2007)

This study hypothesizes that low-income, automobile-based commuters within the service areas of the Fairfax Connector bus system can be persuaded to use the Fairfax Connector county bus system, as opposed to a single ...
Policy Brief to the Minister of Finance of Liberia Mme Antoinette Sayeh: What Should Liberia Do to Improve Its Economy and the Well-Being of Its Citizens?

Pyrtel, Mikael M.; Sandifer, Kirsten E.; Namabiro, Ann D. (2007)

This policy brief is the result of Professor Todd La Porte issuing a challenge to students as part of an introductory course in the International Commerce and Policy (ICP) program at the George Mason University School of ...
Best Practices for Successful Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR)

Edloe, L. Lenisse (2007)

This paper identifies and discusses “best practices” for successful disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) of former combatants in intrastate military conflicts and civil wars, which is a vital component of ...
The Role of Democracy in Public Policy Making by Private Groups: A Case Study of the American Petroleum Institute (API)

Dickson, Stacia (2007)

This paper explores API’s history, its multiple functions within the industry, and its connections to government. It focuses on policy- making processes and the level of democratic procedure employed in creating standards. ...
Funding New Infrastructure: Virginia's Public Private Transportation Act Experience, 1995-2006

Jones, James Webb (2007)

This paper examines the Commonwealth of Virginia’s experience utilizing a state Public Private Transportation Act [PPTA or the Act] to promote funding for new infrastructure. Virginia’s PPTA is an initiative that federal ...
Faculty Introductions to the Articles

Unknown author (2007)

Faculty Introductions to the Articles
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