Browsing La Follette School Workshop Reports by Title
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A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Advocacy and Legal Advice Centers
(2010-05)Corruption is a significant concern, especially for developing nations. Evidence indicates that high levels of corruption can have negative political, social, and economic repercussions -- all contributing to low levels ... -
Deconstructing Iranian Speech: A Strategic Culture Analysis
(2008)Within a strategic culture framework, the authors use an original data set to measure the extent to which Iranian cultural elements inform Iranian policymakers? perceptions of the United States. The report includes ... -
Does Mental Health Parity Make Sense for Wisconsin? An Evaluation of the Effects of Mental Health Parity in the Commercial Insurance Market
(2007)Insurers in Wisconsin are not required to cover mental health services at the same level as physical health services. This discrepancy in coverage may prevent people with a mental illness from accessing the treatment ... -
Economic Development as a Tool to Reduce Secessionism in Jammu and Kashmir
(2010)Conflict and instability in Jammu and Kashmir have been a major hindrance to the Indian state?s development and progress. The current lull in violence presents an opportunity to reduce secessionist sentiment and instability ... -
Evaluating Green Tier: A Practical Guide for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
(2006)This report presents the authors suggested criteria for the evaluation of the Green Tier program, which encourages partnerships between the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) and state businesses to improve ... -
Evaluating NGO Service Delivery in South Asia: Lessons for Afghanistan
(2006)This paper evaluates the effectiveness of non-governmental organizations at providing public services in South Asia, with respect to Afghanistan. Research on NGOs in Nepal and Bangladesh reveals that with proper cooperation ... -
Evaluation and Analysis of Madison's Development Review and Permitting Process
(2005)Project evaluates the City of Madison's development review and permitting processes and analyzes practices of other cities' development and permitting processes. The authors use the most successful reforms from other cities ... -
Evaluation of the U.S. Government Millennium Challenge Corporation "Investing In People" Indicators
(2010)This report evaluates five of the Millennium Challenge Corporation?s seventeen indicators used to score underdeveloped countries and then to distribute foreign aid grants. The authors used the MCC?s indicator criteria as ... -
The Expiration of the Multi-Fiber Arrangement: An Analysis of the Consequences for South Asia
(2005)The authors examine the political economy of the textile and garment sectors in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal to determine the consequences of the expiration of the Multi-Fiber Agreement. The authors ... -
Exploring Milwaukee Public Library Partnership Opportunities
(2011)This report examines the role that public and academic library partnerships can play in meeting the needs of Milwaukee Public Library?s existing patrons, as well as drawing in a more diverse population of users. Examples ... -
Fee-for-Service Medicaid in Wisconsin: An Evaluation of Quality Improvement Initiatives for the Aged, Blind and Disabled
(2008)This report examines alternatives for improving the quality of health care provided to the aged, blind, and disabled population in fee-for-service Medicaid in Wisconsin. Options considered include maintaining the status ... -
Fiscal Rules Effectiveness and Outcomes for Sub-Central Governments
(2009)This project explores the effectiveness of sub-central government fiscal rules in producing their intended outcomes. The authors develop a set of regression-based models to test whether more stringent fiscal rules result ... -
Gender and Economic Development in Millennium Challenge Corporation Indicators: An Assessment and Recommendations
(2011)The Millennium Challenge Corporation, a U.S. agency that dispenses foreign aid to promote development in low-income and lower-middle income countries, reviews its indicators and methodology annually and then implements ...