Second Paper APLS 471 Spring 2007
Paper topic due by
midnight on Monday, March 19, 2007
Due by midnight on
Monday, April 16, 2007
Select from the following list of topics, and once again, do a literature review just as you did for the first paper. Follow the same format. For this paper, I want you to submit a list of articles you plan to use at least a week prior to the due date thats by April 9.
Alternatives to local property taxes: Matt Burroughs
Funding recreation programs (state or local level): Derrick McLane
Funding the national parks: Allison Gordon
Funding the space program (and can we justify it from a financial standpoint): Erin McCullough
Privatizing local government services (you can do something general or focus on a particular service or compare two services or case studies): Rollie Martinson (general)
Paying for government services: the case of (pick a state!) Keith Simms
Lotteries (you might want to do a case study, like
Financing a national health insurance program (comparing various proposals): Julie Kate Keeney
Comparing the proposals of presidential candidates (pick two and look in detail at the proposals made by each): Julie Duncan (Clinton and McCain)
The No Child Left Behind Act: Matthew Spivey
Paying for national security: Dequawn Smith
Paying for higher education costs: tuition versus state funding: Randy Lucas
Reforming the federal income tax: Brandon Knightner
The case for a national sales tax: Erica Wilson
I do want to remind you that you may not use Wikipedia as a source and if I find you have copied or closely paraphrased material from Wikipedia, even if you cite it, you will receive a zero for the paper. The usual rules concerning plagiarism also apply and I will report all honor code violations as specified in the Student and Faculty handbooks.
You must read and review five separate articles. List each one separately. Your paper should include a brief introduction describing your topic. Your conclusion should be several paragraphs or up to a page tie all of the articles together and draw some conclusions.
For some topics I may permit you to supplement with newspaper or magazine articles. In those cases you will need to use at least ten substantial articles from newspapers like the NY Times and Washington Post. If you are looking at proposals of a presidential candidate you will also have to use their literature or refer to their website but much of that is general.
The paper must consist of approximately 1775 words, exclusive of footnotes and bibliography (this is equivalent to one five page doubled spaced typed paper). You must consult with me in person or by email before selecting the topic. Each of your two papers will receive a letter grade (translated into numbers). You must supply me with a mailing address to receive a copy of the paper with your grade and my comments (or come by my office). Each paper counts for 20% of your grade (40% total).
1. These journals are available under the electronic resources link in our library, at least the more recent issues. You must do a review of a complete article, not a book review or a one or two page commentary! You can also check under J-Stor and see what is available on your topic, then check back with me.
Public Administration Review
Public Administration Quarterly
(formerly Southern Review of Public Administration)
Public Budgeting and Finance