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Essay Instructions: When we define decision making, we refer to it as a process of identifying problems and opportunities, and then resolving them. Assuming that you are a public administrator, how would you define and identify the problems and opportunities that exist between the public's interest and the public's "best" interest?

Essay Instructions: How can the Public Administrator break the micromanagement cycle of distrust, rules, poor performance, more distrust, more rules, etc?

Answer needs to list and explain the more important leadership skills and expectations for the person in a leadership role in Public Administration. Plus, the answer needs toaddress how the leader who is also a servant to those served and those who provide oversight can demomnstrate that they define and meet efficiency, productivity, and financial expectations.

Start with an introduction
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and a conclusion that demonstates that the facts help the reader to understand the rationale for your position.

Essay Instructions: Please answer each question within each section with a short paragraph each. Each of the two sections should be at least one-page each. The first page should address the first four questions and the second page should address the second three questions. No sources are necessary, but if sources are used, please cite them. Also, if sources are used, please ensure they are accessible online and provide the link. These responses are primarily based on common knowledge of public administration and opinion. All seven questions must be answered. I appreciate your work.


Section 1: Public policy and rationality are not always compatible

1. What role do public administrators play in implementing public policy, and what do you believe are some of the problems associated with implementation? Who are the public administrators and where do they work?
2. Who makes public policy? Is it just limited to legislative bodies?
3. What are symbolic public policies and why do we as Americans have to pay hard earn tax dollars for them? Is this rational?
4. Numerous scholars have defined public policy. But, why is this such a difficult thing to do, and what does public policy mean to you personally and as a public administrator?


Section 2: Regulation: A necessary but complicated component of public administration

1. Is the public perception of regulation realistic when considering the scope of regulation and the reality governmental institutional capacity?
2. What factors do you believe shape the public's perception of the relative strength of regulation, or its weakness?
3. Provide an assessment of the BP problem with comments on whether more regulation may have prevented this disaster.
In your view, is it really institutionally possible to regulate all that is promised by the various regulatory schemes on both the federal and state levels?
Consider clean air and water. What do you think would happen in terms of positive and negative unintended effects if we as citizens demanded that our air and water become cleaner and, all of the commodities we purchase be safer?

Essay Instructions: This is an independent Assigment: based on the book "Lying " moral choice in public and private life.

responses needed:
as a public administrator, is it ever apropriate to be less than truthful to collegues, subordinates or clients? why/ why not.
if you answered in tha affirmative to the question above, explain the circunstances when withholding information is appropriate or necessary.
Althoug the Author wrote the book over twenty years ago , why is it contents still applicable. cite those if applicable to your response and, state why.
How might you apply the contents of the text to your career in public administrator.
list a key components of a code of ethics and noted the critical and effectiveness of a responsible administrator