Articles

  • "International Migration and Local Skills Strategies: The Case of El Salvador, Central America". Cristina Rodriguez-Acosta. Prepared for the Organization of European Cooperation and Development (OECD), March, 2008.
  • "Building a New Democracy in Ukraine: The Unacknowledged Issue of Ethnic and Linguistic Diversity in Public Administration Education and Training"
  • "Metropolitan Governance in Latin America: Paradoxes and Challenges" (with Cristina Rodriguez-Acosta) in Improving Local Governance edited by Michael DeVries (forthcoming 2008) Palgrave MacMillan (London; England).
  • "Implementing the UN Convention Against Corruption In Developed Countries: Some Insights Drawn from the Case of the United States" in Report of the Expert Group Meeting on Ethics, Integrity, and Accountability in the Public Sector: Re-Building Trust in Government Through Implementation of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption edited by Alexi Tuykemov (forthcoming) New York: United Nations.
  • "Ethnic and Linguistic Issues in Ukraine: Implications for Democratic Institution-Building" (with Natalya Kolisnichenko) in Journal of Central and Eastern European Administration, (forthcoming 2008) Bratislava: publication of NISPAcee.
  • "Cooperative Service Delivery: The Dynamics of Public Sector-Private Sector-Civil Society Collaboration" in International Review of Administrative Sciences, volume 72, Brussels, Belgium, March 2006 (published simultaneously in Arabic, English and French); reprinted in Public Administration (forthcoming).
  • "Excellence in Public Administration Education: Preparing the Next Generation of Public Administrators for a Changing World" in Excellence and Leadership in the Public Sector: The Role of Education and Training: The Role of Education and Training, (co-edited with John-Mary Kauzya), Spring 2006, New York: United Nations, pp. 11-24.
  • "Local Governance and Democratic Modernization" in the Journal of the Chinese National School of Administration vol. 11, November 2005, Beijing, China (in Mandarin); also, in abridged version in La Descentralizacion: Una Buena Herramienta Para Una Nueva Gobernabilidad Local, 2006, publication of Inter American Development Bank, Washington DC (in Spanish and French).
  • "Mayoral Leadership and Political and Administrative Relationships in Kyiv and Odessa" (with Natalya Kolisnichenko and Valentina Krivtsova), Democratic Governance in the Central and Eastern European Countries: Challenges and Responses for the Twenty-first Century, edited by Nemec, J. and Rosenbaum, A., NISPAcee, 2006, Bratislava, Slovakia, pp. 243 – 256; reprinted in Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences, Vol. 17E, 2006, pp.51- 61.
  • "Central – Local Administrative and Governance Relationships in Two Ukrainian Cities: Kyiv and Odessa" (with Natalya Kolisnichenko) in Institutional Requirements and Problem Solving in Public Administrations of the Enlarged European Union and its Neighbors, edited by Gyorgy Jenei, Alexei Barabeshev and Fritz Van den Breg; Bratislava, Slovakia: NISPAcee, 2005; reprinted in Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences, Vol. 16E, 2006, pp.71- 83;
  • "Local Government and the Governance of Metropolitan Areas in Latin-America" (with Cristina Rodriguez-Acosta) in Public Administration and Development, Vol. 25, Summer 2005, London, England, pp. 297 – 306. (Español)
  • "Government Leadership: New Challenges in a New Era" in Exploration, vol. 3, June 2005, Beijing, China, pp. 66 - 70 (in Mandarin).
  • "Building One Local Government from Three: A Progress Report from Brcko" in Managing Hatred and Distrust: The Prognosis for Post-Conflict Settlement in Multiethnic Communities in the Former Yugoslavia, edited by N. Demilrycric and P. Kovacs; Budapest, Hungary: Open Society Institute, 2004. pp. 41 – 59.
  • "Cooperative Delivery of Public Services: Reflections on the Dynamics of Public Sector – Private Sector – Civil Society Collaboration on Governmental Service Delivery" in Journal of the Chinese National School of Administration, vol. 10, September 2004, Beijing, China (in Mandarin).
  • "Achieving Excellence in Public Administration Education" Public Administration, vol. 2, no. 4, 2004, pp. 5 – 13, Bialystok Poland
  • "Improving Public Administration Education – Reflections on the American Experience and its Utility for the Polish Situation" in Professionalism in Public Administration, edited by A. Debicka, M. Dmochowski and B. Kudrycka; Warsaw, Poland: Association for Public Administration Education, 2004. pp. 388 – 392 (in Polish).
  • "The State Modernization Process and the Decentralization of Chile" (Cristina Rodriguez-Acosta with Ximena Nuñez and Javier Espinoza Fajardo); in State Modernization and Decentralization – Implications for Education and Training in Public Administration: Selected Central European and Global Perspectives. Edited by Allan Rosenbaum and Ludmila Gajdosova; Bratislava: United Nations/IASIA/NIPAcee, Spring 2003
  • "New Challenges for Senior Leadership Enhancement for Improved Public Management" in Leadership and Social Transformation in the Public Sector – Moving from Challenges to Solutions, New York: United Nations, 2003. pp. 103 – 113.
  • "Reflections Upon Creating an Adequate Policy and Administrative Framework for Effective and Participatory Local Governance" in Public Administration, Vol. 1, No. 1, Bialystok, Poland, 2003.
  • "State Modernization and the New Public Administrator" (with Ludmila Gajdosova) in State Modernization and Decentralization – Implications for Education and Training in Public Administration: Selected Central European and Global Perspectives (co-editor with Ludmila Gajdosova), New York and Bratislava: United Nations/IASIA/NISPAcee, 2003, pp. 2-9.
  • "Decentralization in Comparative Perspective: Some Lessons for Building Effective and Democratic Local Governance" in State Modernization and Decentralization – Implications for Education and Training in Public Administration: Selected Central European and Global Perspectives (co-editor with Ludmila Gajdosova), New York and Bratislava: United Nations/IASIA/NISPAcee, Spring 2003, pp. 31-39. Reprinted as "Decentralization and Government Modernization: Some Suggestions for Building Effective and Democratic Local Governance in Public Administration, Spring, 2003.
  • "The US Health Care System: A Slightly Comparative Analysis with Selected Insights for Ukraine" (with Natalya Kolisnichenko) in Proceedings of the 2003 Conference on Health Policy in Ukraine, Odessa: Odessa Regional Institute of Public Administration, 2003, pp 64 – 70 (in Ukrainian).
  • "New Challenges for Senior Leadership Enhancement for Improved Public Management" in Citizens, Businesses and Governments, Background Papers for the Fourth Global Forum on Reinventing Government, New York: United Nations, 2002, pp. 662-686.
  • "Preparing Public Administrators to Function in a Rapidly Changing World" in African Institutes of Public Administration: New Challenges, New Role, New Perspectives (report of the Third Pan African Conference of Ministers of Civil Service), United Nations, New York; 2002, pp.64-74.
  • "Building Partnerships" (Cristina Rodriguez-Acosta with Allan Rosenbaum); FIU Hemisphere Magazine, volume 9, number 3; Winter 2001.
  • "Decentralizing the Health Service Delivery System in an Emerging Democracy: A Case Study of Organizational Change, Civil Society and Local Institution Building in Paraguay" (with María Victoria Rojas and Cristina Rodríguez-Acosta) in International Review of Administrative Sciences, Vol. 66, No.4; Brussels, Belgium; Fall, 2000 pp 655-673 (published simultaneously in Arabic, English and French).
  • "Strengthening Local Governance by Ensuring Ethical and Accountable Public Management: One Challenge of a Democratizing World" in African Administrative Studies No. 55, Tangier, Morocco; Fall, 2000, pp. 161-169
  • "Local Governance: Building Partnerships" in Hemisphere Vol. 9, No. 3, Miami, Florida; Winter, 2000, pp. 8-9.
  • "International Commentary: Observations on the Chinese National School of Administration" in PA Times, Vol. 23, No. 7, Washington, DC; July 2000, p. 4.
  • "International Outlook: ASIA to Consider Efficiency, Accountability and Responsiveness in Government" in PA Times, Vol. 23, No. 6, Washington, DC; June 2000, p. 11.
  • "New Directions in Public Management: Challenges of the Next Millennium" in Kommantirar till Public Sector Reform in Sweden, edited by Hanna Erbarg, Libar Publishing, Stockholm, Sweden; 1999, pp. 75-91.
  • "New (and, some not so new) Issues for Public Administration and Training for the Next Millennium in the US (and, perhaps, Poland as well)" in Local Government, Vol. 9, No.105; Warsaw, Poland: Fall, 1999, pp 68-81 (in Polish).
  • "Decentralization, Governance and Democracy" in Democracy, Decentralization and Development, edited by E. H. Valsan, IASIA , Brussels, 1999 (in English); also as an Occasional Paper of the University of Indiana Ukrainian Parliamentary Development Project, 1998 (in Ukrainian); also in the Proceedings of the Third United Nations Conference for New and Reconstituted Democracies, New York, United Nations, 1998 (in English and French); reprinted in Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences, Vol. 2, No. 3, Cluj, Romania: 2000, pp. 86-100; reprinted in Journal of the Chinese National School of Administration, Vol. 7, No. 4, 2001 (in Mandarin).
  • "Educating Public Administrators for a Changing Environment: Where Are We Now? Where Must We Go?" in Education and Training for the Public Sector in a Changing World of Government: How Far Have We Come? Where Are We Headed? edited by Marie-Christine Meininger and Allan Rosenbaum: IASIA; Brussels, Belgium, 1999.
  • "Reforming Municipal Budgeting and Financial Management in a Latin American City: A Case Study of Asuncion, Paraguay" (with Rachel Ballard)in Democracy, Decentralization and Development, edited by E. H. Valsan, IASIA , Brussels, 1999; reprinted in Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences, Vol. 2, No. 3, Cluj, Romania: 2000, pp. 51-67.
  • "Building Community in Florida: Some Thoughts on the Impact of International and National Environ- mental Factors" in Lance DeHaven Smith, ed. Amid Political, Cultural and Civic Diversity: Building Community in Florida, Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall Hunt Press, 1998, pp 163-186.
  • "Paraguay", (Cristina Rodriguez-Acosta with Allan Rosenbaum) in the World Encyclopedia of Parliaments and Legislatures, edited by George Kurian; Washington, D.C., Congressional Quarterly Press; 1998, pp. 530-535.
  • "Gouvernance Et Decentralization: Lecons De L’Experience" in Revue Francaise d’Administration, Vol. 88, October-December 1998, pp 507-516 (in French).
  • "Good Governance and Accountability: Insights Drawn from an Old and a New Democracy" in VISNYK (Journal of the Ukrainian Parliament and Local Government); Kiev, Ukraine; Winter 1998 (in Ukrainian).
  • "Intergovernmental Revenue and Municipal Financial Management in a Latin American Context" in Proceedings of the U.N. Habitat Latin American Best Practices Conference, Rio de Janeiro, United Nations, 1999 (in English, Portuguese and Español); also available through UN HABITAT Best Practices website.
  • "Factors Shaping and Affecting the Development of Public Administration Education in the United States: Some Reflections Upon Historical Determinacy and Current Issues" in Proceedings of the Conference on "Public Administration in Poland: Educational and Governmental Challenges" edited by Joanna Regulska, Rutgers University and the Parliament of Poland; Warsaw, Poland; 1998 (in Polish).
  • "Committee Organization and the Parliament of Ukraine: Some Thoughts and Reflections Upon a Work in Progress" in Handbook for New Parliamentarians, University of Indiana Ukrainian Parliamentary Development Project; Kiev, Ukraine; 1998 (in Ukrainian).
  • "Frontiers of Development: Local Governments in Latin America Play an Important Role in Promoting Economic Growth and Democracy" in Hemisphere, Vol. 8, No. 2, Miami, Florida (March 1998) pages 18-22; slightly abridged version reprinted in the in-flight magazine of fourteen major Latin American airlines (in English and Spanish); reprinted in Propuestas Municipales, Vol. 4, Fall, 1999, Buenos Aires, Argentina (Español).
  • "Strengthening Civil Society and Local Democracy through National Initiatives: The Case of Bolivia’s Popular Participation Law" in International Review of Administrative Sciences, Vol. 64, No. 1, Brussels, Belgium; March, 1998 (in Arabic, English and French).
  • "Decentralization, Local Governance and Center-Periphery Conflict in Sierra Leone" (with María Victoria Rojas), in Public Administration and Development Vol. 17, No. 5, London, England (December 1997); excerpted as "A Crucial Balance: Decentralization Found to be Key to Democracy" in the Miami Herald, November 3, 1997, page 5B.
  • "Costa Rica" in the World Encyclopedia of Parliaments and Legislatures, edited by George Kurian; Washington, D.C., Congressional Quarterly Press; 1998, pp. 181-185.
  • "Honduras" (with Alejandro Rodríguez); in the World Encyclopedia of Parliaments and Legislatures, edited by George Kurian; Washington, D.C., Congressional Quarterly Press; 1998, pp. 304-306.
  • "Nicaragua" (with Alejandro Rodríguez); in the World Encyclopedia of Parliaments and Legislatures, edited by George Kurian; Washington, D.C., Congressional Quarterly Press; 1998, pp. 501-505.
  • "Panama" (with Gerald Reed and Amy Standafer) in the World Encyclopedia of Parliaments and Legislatures , edited by George Kurian; Washington, D.C., Congressional Quarterly Press, 1998, pp, 525-529.
  • "IASIA Annual Conference Explores Relationship Between Education and Training for the Public Sector and the Changing World of Government" NISPAcee News, Bratislava, Slovakia, Vol. 4, No. 3, September 1997 (pages 11-12); reprinted in PA Times, Vol. 20, No. 12, Washington, D.C., ASPA, page 3.
  • "South Florida tended roots of Paraguay Democracy" in The Miami Herald, op. ed. page, February 22, 1997.
  • "Committee Hearings: Linking the Citizenry to the Legislative Process" in VISNYK; Kiev, Ukraine; Fall 1997 (in Ukrainian).
  • "Local Government in Latin America: Cities Emerging Importance is a Key to Region’s Future", The Miami Herald: Sunday, Viewpoint Section, April 21, 1996, page 1: reprinted in PA Times; June, 1996.
  • "La Relación entre El Sector Público y El Privado en el Gobierno de Los Estados Unidos en Áreas Urbanas" in Estudios Sociales, Vol. 23, No. 2, Corporación de Promoción Universitaria, Santiago, Chile, Spring 1996.
  • "Evaluación de Los Procesos de Descentralización" in El Estado Actual de Los Procesos de Descentralización en América Latina y Francia edited by C.B. Cantero and Belén Carreras, CIDSEP, Asunción, Paraguay, 1996.
  • "Power, Structure and Democracy: Some Thoughts on the Legislative Branch in the Proposed New Ukrainian Constitution" in Proceedings of the Conference on the Legislative Role Under the New Ukrainian Constitution, University of Indiana Parliamentary Development Project, Kiev, Ukraine; Summer 1996.
  • "Techniques of Legislative Oversight" VISNYK, Kiev, Ukraine, Spring 1996.
  • "Democracy, Information and Participation at the Local Level: A Summing Up" in Proceedings of the Conference on Municipal Information Systems, edited by A. Rosenbaum, et.al.; Santiago, Chile: PARTICIPA, Winter, 1996.
  • "Public Service, Public Management and Public Values in an Age of Transition," in The Public Servant in the Age of Transition, edited by A. Rosenbaum, Brussels, Belgium: IASIA, 1995.
  • "On Establishing Government Day in the Ukrainian Parliament" in VISNYK, Kiev, Ukraine; Winter, 1995.
  • "Government Decentralization in Historic and Contemporary Contexts" in Regionalización, Descentralización y Desarrollo Regional, edited by W. Fraser Morales, Valparaíso, Chile: CEAL, 1995.
  • "Paraguay: Decentralization, Subnational Government, Citizen Participation and the Process of Democratization. A Diagnostic Analysis". (Cristina Rodriguez-Acosta with Allan Rosenbaum et al.); Quito, Ecuador; United States Agency for International Development, 1995 (in English and Español).
  • Prólogo a Desafíos Para el Fortalecimiento Municipal by José Antonio Abalos, et.al., Santiago, Chile: Corporación de Promoción Universitaria, 1995.
  • "The Development of Legislative Bodies as Institutions of Democracy in Central America," (with Gerald Reed), in Working Papers on Comparative Legislative Studies, edited by Lawrence Longley, Research Committee of Legislative Specialists, International Political Science Association, 1993.