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Incrementalism as a concept of iterative improvement in government project development no longer a legitimate public administration theory

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Nope, in 2015, plans to move forward were scuttled, seemingly forever (" Virginia Beach was right to reject light rail extension ," Norfolk Virginian-Pilot ). Incrementalism is a public administration theory proposed in the 1950s by Charles Lindblom. How come? ," North Jersey Herald ).

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Reporting on Logistics Trends with Paul Page

First State Insights

Paul Page, Editor of The Wall Street Journal's Logistics Report, speaks with Troy Mix, Associate Director of the University of Delaware's Institute for Public Administration (IPA), about trends in the freight and logistics sector. He has had a long career in logistics reporting, including nearly 20 years at The Journal of Commerce.

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Shortline Rail on Delmarva

First State Insights

Cliff Grunstra, Chief Marketing Officer for the Delmarva Central Railroad, speaks with Troy Mix, Associate Director of the University of Delaware's Institute for Public Administration (IPA), about the role of shortline railroads on Delmarva. CEI) since 2015. CEI) since 2015.

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Managing Remote Work

First State Insights

Sarah Ruffcorn, President of Trinity Logistics, speaks with Troy Mix, Associate Director of the University of Delaware's Institute for Public Administration (IPA), about her team’s ongoing adjustment to the remote work environment. As President, Sarah leads all aspects of Trinity Logistics.

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Revisiting the Community Land Trust: An Academic Literature Review

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Housing prices have increased far faster than incomes (Miller 2015), making affordable homeownership inaccessible for many aspiring homeowners (Hackett et al. Inclusionary zoning or LIHTC units only provide below-market housing for a fixed period (Miller 2015), and Housing Choice Vouchers become more costly as rents rise.

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Public housing administration as a measure of government (in)competence

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

It's also a failure of elected officials to not see themselves as "asset managers" and "risk managers." -- " Town-city management: "We are all asset managers now" ," 2015 -- " Municipal Natural Assets Planning Initiative, British Columbia ," 2018 What's up? The agency reports to the mayor. Performance dashboards.

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30 November 2017 | Rethinking the Government-Nonprofit Partnership: Who’s Funding Whom?, by Kelly LeRoux

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

To many scholars in the field of public administration and public management, the study of nonprofit organizations is viewed as a narrow niche, a handful of people working at the margins of the field on topics that largely sit outside of mainstream concerns for public managers. Journal of Urban Affairs , 34 (1): 65-80.