Environmental Policy of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
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This 12 page report discusses NAFTA and explains that Republican President George Bush completed NAFTA negotiations with Mexico in September 1992 and enthusiastically promoted the treaty during the campaign. Democratic challenger Bill Clinton took only a lukewarm position toward NAFTA, but two days after he was elected president, Clinton came out in favor of NAFTA and went on to promote its approval and ratification. Environmental concerns were part of the process and dealt with through a number of processes. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: BWnafcli.wps

Ethics and Accountability in Public Administration
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An 8 page paper discussing ethics and accountability in public administration. Ethics and accountability are two principles that "everyone" affected by public administration wants their public administrators to operate by, yet strangely enough both seem to be difficult to define. Operating from the perspective of a good steward of public resources ensures that public administration operates within the understanding of a strong ethical foundation, and that those serving are fully accountable to those trusting their service. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSpubAdminEth.rtf

Ethnography, Language, and Qualitative Research Issues
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A 5 page paper which discusses various issues as they relate to ethnography, language, and qualitative research, with a focus on public administration. The texts used for this discussion are "Handbook of Qualitative Research" by Denzin and Lincoln and "Taking Language Seriously" by Jay D. White. An article titled "Verifying Compliance: Social Regulation and Welfare Reform" by Robert P. Stoker and Laura A. Wilson is also examined. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAresearch4.wps

Evaluating Social Policy/Adoption by Gays
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A 10 page research paper that uses the Hobart Burch framework for analyzing social policy as it applies to the Adoption and Safe Families Act. The writer specifically addresses how adoption by gays and lesbians relates to this issue. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: khhobbur.wps

Evaluation of a Proposal for the 2012 Olympics
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This 6 page paper evaluates a case study in which Robert Moses is given the opportunity to oversee the building implicated for the 2012 Olympics if it were to come to New York City. Many facts from 1950s New York and twenty-first century New York are relayed. The two eras are compared and contrasted. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: SA347NYC.rtf