Although local planning and budget departments are commonly separated, their decisions often interact. Using the concepts of club theory, the author addresses this interaction. He concludes that the optimum local budget and level of local development are interrelated. Marginal decision making and careful use of fiscal impact analyses are…

The authors offer suggestions for increasing the quality of research in public administration. Suggestions are based on the observation that successful research universities provide four types of support: (1) institutional values supportive of research, (2) faculty capable of doing research, (3) research resources, and (4) institutionalized…

Successful park and recreation organizations rely on citizen boards and commissions whose membership includes effective and efficient leaders. To develop leadership skills, a training program for these boards is described; steps to establish and organize such a program are given. (JL)

Television's confrontational reporting practices make media training necessary for administrators and public officials. Participants can learn to control anxiety and appear more credible in interviews. Personnel and public relations coordinators can develop inhouse media experiences or choose among external vendors of media training. (Author/SK)

This is the second volume of a two-volume series produced in response to the Science and Technology Policy Organization and Priorities Act of 1976. This volume consists of source materials in three sections: (1) a report prepared by the National Academy of Sciences which focuses on current and emerging opportunities and problems in selected areas…

The results of a statistical analysis of personnel outcomes for 15 federal government agencies showed that upward mobility for women and minorities increased as a result of special programs established to counter trends toward increasing professionalization within the government. (JDH)

Discusses the intent and consequences of family law codes decreed in Soviet Union between 1917 and 1945, examining whether postrevolutionary government intended to destroy the family. Notes that Soviet policymakers did not achieve consensus on the issue of the family's role in socialist state, and legislation did not successfully alter citizens'…

Reviews the findings of the White House Science Council's Panel on the Health of United States Colleges and Universities. Assesses the university research community funding policy. Makes recommendations for policy change, facility improvement, and restructuring of grants. (JM)

This report discusses the growth of urbanization throughout the world with focus on the problems faced by poor city dwellers. The first section presents population data that show the great increases in urban populations around the globe during this century. Urban food supplies are discussed in the second section. Energy constraints on city growth…

This document is the last of 10 reports resulting from New York's 1983 First Statewide Symposium on Rural Development and is intended to be used primarily as a resource document for the development of public policy proposals. The 9 preliminary reports generated discussion at 12 public hearings, plus written testimony, and served to catalog rural…