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Author: Christopher Paul
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: proposals, recommendations, current, survey, strategic, communication, whither
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2009
ISBN-10: 0833046853
ISBN-13: 9780833046857
U.S. strategic communication and public diplomacy have been the targets of scathing criticism and proposals for overhaul since shortly after September 11, 2001. Proposals and recommendations abound, but many reform efforts have stumbled or have been plagued by false starts. Further contributing to this problem are the differences in terminology and approaches between the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Defense, the two agencies with primary responsibility in this area. With the need for reform persisting and interest in this area continuing to grow, RAND elected to conduct a su
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Publisher: RAND
Keywords: incentives, leadership, structure, government, performance
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2005
ISBN-10: 0833036629
ISBN-13: 9780833036629
In 2003, the National Commission on the Public Service, chaired by Paul Volcker, issued a report detailing the serious problems within the federal government today and presenting a series of recommendations calling for changes in its organization, leadership, and operations. In this book, RAND experts in public policy and management suggest practical ways to implement the recommendations and define a research agenda for the future. This volume comprises thirteen essays that address the primary problem areas identified by the Volcker Commission, along with the text of the commission report itse
Author: Jian Xie
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Keywords: water, resource, management, selected, issues, synthesis, china, scarcity, addressing, recommendations
Number of Pages: 302
Published: 2008-12-22
ISBN-10: 0821376454
ISBN-13: 9780821376454
China faces a major challenge in managing its scarce water resources to sustain economic growth in the years ahead. This report provides an overview of China’s water scarcity situation, assesses the policy and institutional requirements for addressing it, and recommends key areas for strengthening and reform. The issues covered in the report are water governance, water rights, water pricing and affordability, watershed ecological compensation, water pollution control, and emergency prevention. The report’s recommendations identify the key measures needed to effectively address thes
Authors:Bernard D. Rostker, William M. Hix, Jeremy M. Wil
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: police, department, orleans, new, retention, lessons, recruitment
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2007
ISBN-10: 0833041428
ISBN-13: 9780833041425
Since Hurricane Katrina, resignations from the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) have increased, and the department went more than a year without recruiting enough candidates to justify a police academy training course. This study presents practical recommendations for change that could help the NOPD improve recruiting and retention. Issues addressed include the lack of affordable post-Katrina housing, the fact that the families of many police officers no longer live in the New Orleans area, the destroyed departmental infrastructure, and a budget that does not provide enough resources to me
Authors:Thomas S. Szayna, Derek Eaton, Amy Richardson
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: interagency, issues, doctrinal, operations, army, stability, preparing
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2007
ISBN-10: 0833041908
ISBN-13: 9780833041906
This monograph presents the results of a project entitled Improving Army Doctrine and Planning for Stability Operations. A great deal of activity has been aimed at revising the approach to the planning and implementation of Stabilization, Security, Transition, and Reconstruction (SSTR) operations. The primary emphasis of the changes is on ensuring a common U.S. strategy rather than a collection of individual departmental and agency efforts and on mobilizing and involving all available U.S. government assets in the effort. However, using a template to assess the extent of progress in building c
Authors:Dana Schultz, Tamara Dubowitz, Susan Lovejoy, Sha
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: program, progress, settlement, tobacco, arkansas, evaluation
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2008
ISBN-10: 0833046268
ISBN-13: 9780833046260
The Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act, a referendum passed by Arkansans in the November 2000 election, invests Arkansas’ share of the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement funds in seven health-related programs. RAND was contracted to evaluate the progress of the seven programs in fulfilling their missions. This report discusses the Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Commission’s activities and its responses to recommendations by RAND in the earlier evaluation reports. It documents continued activity and progress by the commission and the seven funded programs through December 2007. The repor
