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Class (): This page contains the readings for the class session. Read these before our in-person class.
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Foundations of public management and governance
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Class
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Assignment
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Topic 1
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January 10
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Introduction, historical development of public administration and management, and recent critiques
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Topic 2
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January 17
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Rediscovery of bureaucracy and good governance
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January 16
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Reading report 2 (submit by 11:59 PM)
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Topic 3
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January 24
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Quality of government and governance outcomes
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January 23
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Reading report 3 (submit by 11:59 PM)
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February 7
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Data-based essay (submit by 11:59 PM)
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Topic 4
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January 31
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Institutions
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January 30
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Reading report 4 (submit by 11:59 PM)
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Comparative bureaucracy and civil society
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Title
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Class
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Assignment
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Topic 5
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February 7
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Bureaucratic structures, politicization, and governance outcomes
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February 6
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Reading report 5 (submit by 11:59 PM)
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Topic 6
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February 14
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Bureaucratic structures, politicization, and bureaucratic behavior
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February 13
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Reading report 6 (submit by 11:59 PM)
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Topic 7
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February 21
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Civil society and good governance
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February 20
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Reading report 7 (submit by 11:59 PM)
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Topic 8
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March 7
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Civil society across countries
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March 6
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Reading report 8 (submit by 11:59 PM)
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Topic 9
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March 7
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Representative bureaucracy and philanthropy
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March 6
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Reading report 9 (submit by 11:59 PM)
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March 21
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Theory in real life essay (submit by 11:59 PM)
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Regional deep dives
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Title
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Class
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Assignment
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Topic 10
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March 21
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The OECD
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March 20
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Reading report 10 (submit by 11:59 PM)
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Topic 11
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March 28
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Latin America
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March 27
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Reading report 11 (submit by 11:59 PM)
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Topic 12
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April 4
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Africa
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April 3
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Reading report 12 (submit by 11:59 PM)
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Topic 13
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April 11
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Middle East and North Africa
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April 10
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Reading report 13 (submit by 11:59 PM)
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Topic 14
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April 18
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Asia
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April 17
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Reading report 14 (submit by 11:59 PM)
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Final project
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Title
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Class
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Assignment
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Final project
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April 28
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Policy brief (submit by 11:59 PM)
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