South Carolina Local Government Rate and Practices Survey: An Analysis of Property Maintenance and Code Enforcement in South Carolina - 2007. By Anna Berger and Bill Tomes (Report) (pdf)

Biomass: Definitions, Production, and Initiatives in the United States and South Carolina. By Richard D. Young (Policy Paper)(pdf)

The Hydrogen Economy and South Carolina’s Role: Is Hydrogen the Panacea that Will Solve Our Energy and Pollution Problems for Future Transportation Needs? By Richard D. Young (Policy Paper )(pdf)

Best Practices Bulletin: Stormwater Management (Summer 2007) (pdf)

Best Practices Bulletin: Parks and Recreation (Spring 2006) (pdf)

Best Practices Bulletin: Court Administration (Winter 2006) (pdf)

Best Practices Bulletin: Codes Enforcement (Winter 2006) (pdf)

South Carolina’s Proposed Legislation: Cervical Cancer Prevention Act. By Amanda J. Reich
(Paper) (pdf)

Changing Faces of South Carolina: A Profile of South Carolina Senior Citizens. By Mark Bondo (Paper) (pdf)

A Brief Guide: Twelve Considerations Important to State Restructuring. By Richard D. Young (Paper) (pdf)

Charter Schools with Some Focus on South Carolina’s Experience. By Richard D. Young (Working Paper) (pdf)

South Carolina Local Government Rate Surveys: An Analysis of Stormwater Management Rates and Practices - 2006. By Anna Berger and Bill Tomes (Report) (pdf)

The Impact of Improved Public Protection Classification Ratings on Homeowners' Insurance Rates in Richland County. By Anna Berger, Mark Bondo, and Bill Tomes (Report) (pdf)

Part I. South Carolina's Roadmap to Economic Prosperity.  by Richard D. Young (Working Paper) (pdf)

South Carolina Local Government Rate Surveys: An Analysis of Sanitation Services and Fees - 2006. By Anna Berger and Bill Tomes (Report) (pdf)

Poverty in America with Some Focus on South Carolina by Richard D. Young (Working Paper) (pdf)

The Growing Hispanic Population in South Carolina: Trends and Issues. By Richard D. Young (Working Paper) (pdf)

South Carolina's Budgeting for Results: An Overview of the Process. By Richard D. Young, Jon B. Pierce and Ed Thomas (Article) (pdf) (html)

The High School Crisis in the US and SC: The Problems Related to Dropouts and Recommended Solutions. By Richard D. Young (Article) (pdf) (html)

On Cost Analysis Comparisons: Government In-house Provision vs. Contracting Out. By Richard D. Young (Article) (pdf) (html)

A Guide to Planning and Conducting a Retreat. By Ed Thomas. (Article) (pdf) (html)

A Brief Guide to Medicaid and Its Status in South Carolina. By Richard D. Young (Article) (Word) (pdf)

Public Education: A Primer on No Child Left Behind and Its Impact on South Carolina. By Richard D. Young. (Article) (Word) (pdf)

Volunteerism: Benefits, Incidence, Organizational Models, and Participation in the Public Sector. By Richard D. Young. (Article) (Word) (pdf)

State Lotteries: History, Practices, Issues, and the South Carolina Education Education Lottery. By Richard D. Young. (Article).

Profile of County and Municipal Councils in South Carolina. By Jon B. Pierce, Dennis Lambries, and Michael W. Link. (Reprinted article).

"Good" Polls/"Bad" Polls-How Can You Tell?: Ten Tips for Consumers of Survey Research. By Michael W. Link and Robert W. Oldendick. (Reprinted article).

Resource Rings: An Integral Part of the South Carolina Department of Revenue's Knowledge Management. By Rick Handel. (Working Paper).

Benchmarking and Municipal Reserve Funds: Theory versus Practice. By Michael Shelton and Charlie Tyer with the assistance of Holly Hembree. (Working Paper).

Public Budgeting in America: A Twentieth Century Retrospective. By Charlie Tyer and Jennifer Willand. (Article)

Cybergovernment. By Edwin F. Brown, Jr. (Article).

Long Range Financial Planning: The Key to the Future. By David B. Vehaun (Article).

Local Government in the Palmetto State. By Charlie B. Tyer. (Reprinted Article).

Municipal Government in the Palmetto State. By Charlie B. Tyer. (Reprinted Article).

County Government in the Palmetto State. By Charlie B. Tyer. (Reprinted Article).

The South Carolina Legislature. By Charlie B. Tyer and Richard D. Young. (Reprinted Article).

The Governor: Powers, Practices, Roles and the South Carolina Experience. By Luther F. Carter and Richard D. Young. (Reprinted Article).

Interest Groups in South Carolina. By Robert E. Botsch. (Reprinted Article).

Final Report. Submitted By The Local Government Funding System Steering Committee, December 31, 2000. (Report).

A Report on Local Government Funding: An Overview of National Issues and Trends. By Gordon Shuford and Richard Young. (Report).

A Profile of the Diversified South Carolina Economy. By Douglas Woodward and Donald Schunk. (Report).

Local Government Funding in South Carolina: Trends and Challenges. By Holley Hewitt Ulbrich. (Report).

General Purpose Local Governments in South Carolina. By Ed Thomas and Jon Pierce. (Report).

Perspectives on Strategic Planning in the Public Sector. By Richard D. Young (2003). (Article).

Richard D. Young (2002). Customer Driven Focus and Excellence in the Public Sector. Institute for Public Service and Policy Research, USC, Columbia (Report).

Michael Sponhour. "Turn Your Accountability Report into an Engine of Change" In Public Policy & Practice, October 2002, Institute for Public Service and Policy Research, USC, Columbia. (Article)