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January 2017 | Thinking about Undergraduate Education in Public Affairs, By Mary K. Feeney*

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

Public affairs programs across the country are developing undergraduate certificates, concentrations, minors, and majors in public administration, affairs, policy, and service. Especially for public universities, there is a need to generate revenue and students in seats translate to revenue.

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November 2016 | The Past as Prologue: A Discussion with PMRA Founder H. George Frederickson, By Rosemary O’Leary*

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

Examples of this “snowball effect” include research on collaboration and public service motivation. The Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory (JPART) has become a “different kind of beast” when compared to other public administration journals. “We

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Fiscal Impacts from COVID-19–Revenue Structure Matters

Death and Taxes

With procyclical fiscal policy, local governments usually face abrupt revenue shortfalls and high demand for public service during economic recession. Furthermore, there is tremendous uncertainty regarding the duration of the pandemic, the magnitude and requirement of federal government aid, and the public’s behavioral change.