Policy Process
Participating, developing, implementing, and eventually evaluating policy is one of our main responsibilities as public administrators, as we are responsible for serving and delivering services and goods designed to improve the quality of life for our communities.
Determining the Efficacy of New Jersey's 80x50 Plan regarding Waste Management
Proposed research design to determine the efficacy of New Jersey's 80x50 plan regarding waste management to reaching its goal of reducing GHG emissions and promoting a comprehensive statewide organic waste recycling program.
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Memorandum Addressing: The Prioritization of Affordable Housing in American Cities
This case memo discusses the rising affordable housing crisis across American cities by utilizing the U.S. census to compare national and local population data, as well as exit poll results from the 2020 presidential election to determine how voters, examined by age, race, socio-economic status, and education, and their priorities reflect emerging major policy issues like affordable housing.
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Kamikatsu: A Case Study of “Zero-Waste” Policy-Making in Japan
A thorough research paper on the attainability of aggressive recycling programs by examining the history of recycling and the cultural contexts in Japan that allow for aggressive recycling policies to be implemented and succeed, focusing on the town of Kamikatsu. Also, this paper explores the challenges in building public trust, leveraging social capital, and mobilizing a community around policy to achieve its goal.