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MPA Major Research Papers

All Western Master of Public Administration students complete a faculty-supervised Major Research Paper. At the time of submission, students may opt to publicly release their papers. This series contains all publicly available papers completed since 1990.

The program does not endorse the content of these papers which are the independent research of the students. The papers are owned by the authors and posted here with their permission.

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Major Research Papers from 2006 2006

A Public Policy Analysis: The Effect of Issue Framing and the Policy Network on Environmental Tobacco Smoke Bylaw Development in Peel Region, Deborah Keen

The Evolution of Community Policing in Chatham-Kent: Citizen Engagement, Organizational Change, and the Neighbourhood Policing Project, Dennis Poole

Service Delivery Review: The Ontario Experience, Kelly Stymiest

Major Research Papers from 2005 2005

Capital Expenditures in Metropolitan Toronto: A Comparison of the Capital Operations and Written Literature on Capital Infrastructure for the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto, Caspar Hall

Comparing Immigrant Services, Practices, Programs, and Policies in the City of London and the City of Toronto: The Implications for the City of London, Tiwei Huang

Watch Your Language: An Analysis of Local Government Collective Agreement Harassment Language, Anne MacArthur

Escaping from the Straightjacket That Baffled Houdini: An Analysis of the Myths and Realities of Empowering Toronto Through a City Charter, Luis Silva

Killing Bambi: Decision-Making When Values Clash, Eha Skaith

Community Mobilization in the Waterloo Regional Police Service: A Process Evaluation of the Community Mobilization Initiative of the Waterloo Regional Police Service, Matthew Torigian

Major Research Papers from 2004 2004

Potential Alternative Revenue Sources for Municipal Infrastructure Maintenance – A Case Study: County of Peterborough Transportation Infrastructure, Chris Bradley

Community Accountability in Ontario’s Healthcare Sector: A Case Study of Six Hospitals, Catherine Cuylle

Intergovernmental Relations: An Analysis to Test the Effectiveness of the Position of an Intergovernmental Relations Officer at the Local Level, Michael Di Lullo

Business Process Re-engineering (BPR): A Tool for Improved Customer Service in Municipalities, Lee Doyle

An Investigation of Integrating Change Through Participatory Processes in Police Service Business Planning, Tobi Hermann

The Role of Religious Congregations in Providing Programs and Social Services in the Local Community: A Case Study of London, Ontario, William Jaques

The Establishment Performance Measures and Indicators for Social Housing in Ontario – The Background and the Process: What Are the Challenges?, Kathyrn Zarfas

Major Research Papers from 2003 2003

Municipal Structures, Camille Burnett

Feasibility of the New Public Management in Mexico, Yolanda Camacho-Zapata

How Are We to Govern Ourselves?: The Engagement of Citizens in the Local Government Policy Process, Ron Coristine

A Grand Experiment in Municipal Governance: Toronto’s Board of Management, 1996–1997, David Hutcheon

Health Systems Restructuring in Ontario: Public Participation and Regionalization – The Un-Traveled Road, Sarah Padfield

Major Research Papers from 2002 2002

Performance Management: A Local Government Issue – Promoting Efficiency in the City of Ottawa Post Amalgamation, Karen Gautam

Devolution or Downloading: The Financial and Service Effects of Local Services Realignment on Ontario Ambulance Services, John Prno

Major Research Papers from 2001 2001

Local Solutions for County-Wide Amalgamation: Factors for Success and Failure, Linda Dean

Labour-Management Relations Within the Fire Service: Building Trust and Respect, John deHooge

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