Prudent Privatization
Local and state officials across the country now face urgent questions concerning how to fund infrastructure deficits and gaping budget holes.
Research
Vertical Networks, Integration, and Connectivity
This paper studies competition in a network industry with a stylized two layered network structure, and examines: (i) price and connectivity incentives of the upstream networks, and (ii) incentives fo
How Business Can Stand Tall Again
Early on in our economic crisis, there was a palpable sense that people just wanted to get back to "normal"; now the realization is sinking in that we are not returning there.
Foreword
Book Abstract: Governments around the world can address many of society’s biggest challenges such as the current economic crisis by becoming better at innovating.
SME financing in China: the current situation, problems and possible solutions
Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) support the steady, sustainable economic growth and assist the development of China's market economy.
The Political Economy of Patent Policy Reform in the United States
For-Profit and Nonprofit Management in Philadelphia Schools
What do Americans think about their schools? More important, perhaps, what would it take to change their minds?
What Would Galbraith Say?
Impact of For-Profit and Non-Profit Management on Student Achievement: The Philadelphia Intervention, 2002-2008
The School District of Philadelphia, in the summer of 2002, at the request of the State of Pennsylvania, asked for-profit and nonprofit managers to participate in a substantial restructuring of its lo
Unlocking the Power of Networks: Keys to High-Performance Government
The era of textbook top-down, stovepiped public management in America is over, and the traditional dichotomy between public ownership and privatization is an outdated notion.
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