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Back issues of Public Policy & Practice are available in both pdf and html formats. You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 or higher installed on your computer to view or print pdf versions of an article. Select HTML to access the html version. Articles appearing in Public Policy & Practice are copyrighted by the Institute for Public Service and Policy Research and the author. Permission to reproduce multiple copies of an article appearing in Public Policy & Practice may be obtained from Mr. Richard Young, Editor in Chief or by calling (803) 777-0453.

VOL. 1, NO. 1, OCTOBER 2001 Fulton, Gere B. and Donald E. Saunders, Jr. -- Who Speaks for Robert Wendland? The Latest Chapter in the Law of Life-Sustaining Medical Treatment Decisions (pdf, html)
Oldendick, Robert -- Observations (pdf, html)
Oldendick, Robert and Cole Blease Graham -- Public Opinion: Fear of Crime (pdf, html)
Pierce, Jon B. -- The Local Government Funding System Project: An Effort to Reform the System (pdf, html)
Sheheen, Fred -- A Review of the Special Report, Pathways to Prosperity: Choosing a Future for Your Community (pdf, html)

VOL. 1, NO. 2, MARCH 2002 Anderson, Ray -- Tiime for a New Industrial Revolution, 2001 South Carolina Environmental Symposium Keynote Address (pdf, html)
Oldendick, Robert -- Observations (pdf, html)
Oldendick, Robert -- Public Opinion: Attitudes on End-of-Life Care (pdf, html)
Pierce, Jon B. -- The Local Government Funding System Project: An Effort to Reform the System (pdf, html)
Thomas, Edwin C. -- The Challenges of Cutback Management (pdf, html)
Young, Richard D. -- A Book Review of When the State Kills by Austin Sarat (pdf, html)

VOL. 1, NO. 3, JUNE 2002 Berger, Anna -- The South Carolina Municipal Benchmarking Project, Part 1: An Endeavor Toward Excellence at the Local Level (pdf, html)
Oldendick, Robert -- Observations (pdf, html)
Pursley, Nancy P. -- A Book Review of Rethinking Democratic Accountability by Robert D. Behn (pdf, html)
Toal, Jean H. -- Tsunamis of Change in Governmental Management (pdf, html)
Young, Richard D. -- The Baldrige Quality Process: Implications for Public Sector Organizations (pdf, html)

VOL. 2, NO. 1, OCTOBER 2002 Berger, Anna and Bill Tomes -- The South Carolina Municipal Benchmarking Project, Part 2: Beyond the Data to Tangible Results (pdf, html)
Oldendick, Robert -- Observations (pdf, html)
Oldendick, Robert -- The Role of Public Opinion in Policy and Practice (pdf, html)
Pursley, Nancy P. -- Reflections on Leadership (pdf, html)
Sponhour, Michael -- Turn Your Annual Report into an Engine of Change (pdf, html)
Ulbrich, Holley Hewitt-- Economic Aspects of Business Tax Incentives (pdf, html)

VOL. 2, NO. 2, JANUARY 2003 Anderson, Jo Anne, Melanie D. Barton and Amy L. Braman -- Funding Public Education: Issues of Adequacy, Equity and Sufficiency (pdf, html)
Oldendick, Robert W. -- Observations (pdf, html)
Shealy, Mike -- The South Carolina Joint Committee on Taxation (pdf, html)
Ulbrich, Holley Hewitt -- Funding Government in South Carolina: Fees and Charges (pdf, html)
Young, Richard D. -- Performance-Based Budget Systems (pdf, html)

VOL. 2, NO. 3, MAY 2003 Beacham, Jeffery -- South Carolina's Ozone Challenge (pdf, html)
Lambries, Dennis -- A Profile of Municipal and County Councils in South Carolina (pdf, html)
Oldendick, Robert W. -- Observations (pdf, html)
Sheheen, Fred R. -- The Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration: Brown v. Board of Education (pdf, html)
Thomas, Edwin C. -- Developing Governmental Leaders (pdf, html)

VOL. 2, NO. 4, NOVEMBER 2003
Oldendick, Robert W. -- Observations (pdf, html)
Thomas, Edwin C. -- Good to Great: Some Lessons for Government (pdf, html)
Young, Richard D. -- State Restructuring: Implementation Issues and Strategies (pdf, html)
Huffmon, Scott H., Thomas, B.J. -- Public Attitudes Toward Planning and Development in Rock Hill (pdf, html)
Steagall, Christine -- Additional Regional Priorities Through the DOD Region 4 Pollution Prevention Partnership (pdf, html)

VOL. 3, NO. 1, MAY 2004
Oldendick, Robert W. -- Observations (pdf, html)
Young, Richard D. -- Fiscal Crisis: An Overview of Recent States' Actions (pdf, html)
Thomas, Edwin C., Pierce Jon B., and Tomes, William E. -- Streamlining Governmental Processes (pdf, html)
Oldendick, Robert W. -- South Carolinians' Attitudes Toward Government: Findings from a Survey for the Commission on Management, Accountability, and Performance (pdf, html)
Turner, April L. and Landry, Heather -- Engaging South Carolina's Local Decision Makers in Addressing Water Quality Issues: A recap of the SC NEMO Program (pdf, html)

VOL. 3, NO. 2, NOVEMBER 2004
Oldendick, Robert W. -- Observations (pdf, html)
Thomas, Edwin C. -- Price of Government: Getting the Results We Need in an Age of Permanent Crisis by David Osborne and Peter Hutchinson (pdf, html)
Young, Richard D. -- Aging in America with Some Review of the Status of Older South Carolinians (pdf, html)
Cumberland, Jr., F. James -- The South Carolina Environmental Pilot Program (pdf, html)

VOL. 4, NO. 1, MAY 2005
Oldendick, Robert W. -- Observations (pdf, html)
Young, Richard D. -- An Overview of the GAO Report on Key National Indicators (pdf, html)
Alton, Forest L., Oldendick, Robert W. and Draughon, Katherine A. -- The Sex Education Curriculum in South Carolina's Public Schools: The Public View (pdf, html)
Young, Richard D. -- On Privatization---Competitive Sourcing in State Government (pdf, html)
Burns, Beth H. and Johnson, Rebecca J. -- The South Carolina Washington Semester Program (pdf, html)
Thomas, Edwin C. -- Around the Institute (pdf, html)

VOL. 4, NO. 2, NOVEMBER 2005
Oldendick, Robert W. -- Observations (pdf, html)
Khushf, George -- The Use of Emergent Technologies for Enhancing Human Performance: Are We Prepared to Address the Ethical and Policy Issues? (html, pdf)
Kresslein, John C. -- School Readiness: What Do We Know? (html, pdf)
Gardner, John -- Clearing the Air: Bringing South Carolina�s Ozone Problem Under Control (html, pdf)
Thomas, Edwin C. -- South Carolina Indicators: Charting South Carolina�s Progress (html, pdf)
Thomas, Edwin C. -- Around the Institute (html, pdf)

VOL. 5, NO. 1, MAY 2006
Oldendick, Robert W. -- Observations (pdf)
Ulbrich, Holley H. -- Property Taxes, School Funding, and Property Tax Relief in South Carolina (pdf)
Huffmon, Scott H., Smith, Adam C., and Winkler, Jeremy D. -- A Case Study of Public Attitudes toward Taxation in Anderson County, South Carolina (pdf)
Young, Richard D. -- An Overview: Poverty in America with Some Focus on South Carolina (pdf)
Berger, Anna and Tomes, Bill -- Facilitating Organizational Learning: A new Approach for South Carolina Local Government (pdf)
Thomas, Edwin C. -- Around the Institute (pdf)

VOL. 5, NO. 2, NOVEMBER 2006
Oldendick, Robert W. -- Observations (pdf)
Sheheen, Vincent A., -- Tax Reform in South Carolina 2006 (pdf)
Self, Edwin A. and Oldendick, Robert W. -- "The More Things Change,,," A Historical Review of South Carolina Public Opinion about Tax Policy (pdf)
Sponhour, Michael -- The Essential Elements of Effective State Agency Communications (pdf)
Thomas, Edwin C. -- Appreciative Inquiry (pdf)
Beacham, Jeffery L. -- The South Carolina Conservation Bank (pdf)
Young, Richard D. -- A Book Review -- Creators From Chaucer to Walt Disney by Paul Johnson (pdf)
Thomas, Edwin C. -- Around the Institute (pdf)

VOL. 6,NO.1,MAY 2007
Oldendick, Robert W. -- Observations (pdf)
Young, Richard D. -- Senator John W. Drummond: The Story of a South Carolinian, Military Hero, and Statesman--Part 1 (pdf)
Kresslein, John C. and Burns, Laura -- Behind the Numbers: Demystifying the Numbers Behind the Uninsured in South Carolina (pdf)
Berger, Anna, Bondo, Mark and Tomes, William -- The Impact of Improved Public Protection Classification Ratings on Homeowners' Insurance Rates in Richland County (pdf)
Sheheen, Fred R. -- Education Reform under State Superintendent of Education Dr. Jim Rex (pdf)
Thomas, Edwin C. -- Around the Institute (pdf)

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Richard D. Young, Editor in Chief
Public Policy & Practice
Institute for Public Service and
Policy Research
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
Phone: (803) 777-0453
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e-mail: young-richard@sc.edu

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