| SES # | TOPICS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| R1 | September 11th Victim's Compensation Fund Case Study (PDF) | Stone, Deborah. "Equity," and "Efficiency." Chapters 2 and 3 in Policy Paradox. Press releases: "September 11th Compensation Fund Regulations Announced," and "Spitzer Criticizes DOJ Regulations on September 11th Victim Compensation Fund." (PDF) Hadfield, Gillian K. "The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund: 'An Unprecedented Experiment in American Democracy.'" University of Southern California. University of Southern California Legal Studies Working Paper Series. Working Paper 3, May 2005. (Focus on sections I-III.) Background Web site |
| R2 | Discussion of Stone Through the News: Equity and Efficiency (PDF) | Stone, Deborah. "Equity," and "Efficiency." Chapters 2 and 3 in Policy Paradox. Spector, Michael. "Uganda AIDS Vaccine Test: Urgency Affects Ethics Rules." New York Times, October 1, 1998. Pollack, Andrew. "In Drug Research, Some Guinea Pigs Are Now Human." New York Times, August 4, 2004. |
| R3 | Discussion of Stone Through the News: Security and Liberty (PDF) | Stone, Deborah. "Security," and "Liberty." Chapters 3 and 4 in Policy Paradox. Sharkey, Joe. "On the Road: Airport Screeners Could Get X-Rated X-Ray Views." New York Times, May 24, 2005. Thomson, Bill. "Who does the net think you are?" BBC News, February 20, 2006. Tibbetts, Janice. "High court to weigh security certificates: Civil liberties at core of three key challenges to anti-terrorism law." The Ottawa Citizen, April 10, 2006. |
| R4 | Case Study- London Congestion Pricing (PDF) | Stone, Deborah. Policy Paradox. Chapters 6-15. Gomez-Ibanez, Jose. "Congestion Charging in London (A): The Western Extension." Harvard University Kennedy School of Government. Case Study 1787.0, February 1, 2005. ———. "Congestion Charging in London (B): The Economics of Congestion Tolls." Part B Harvard University Kennedy School of Government. Case Study 1788.0, February 1, 2005. |
| R5 | Discussion of Homework 5 - KIDSNET Case Study (PDF) | Schlefer, Jonathan. "The KIDSNET Story: Can a Medical-Information System Improve Public Health?" Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, Case Study 1800.0. |
| R6 | Understanding Systems Thinking (PDF) | Roos, Dan "Engineering Systems at MIT - The Development of The Engineering Systems Division." MIT Engineering Systems Monograph, 2004. (PDF) Hastings, Daniel. "The Future of Engineering Systems: Development of Engineering Leaders." MIT Engineering Systems Monograph, 2004. (PDF) Moses, Joel "Foundational Issues in Engineering Systems." MIT Engineering Systems Monograph, 2004. (PDF) |
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Several recitation readings are from Stone, Deborah. Policy Paradox: The Art of Political Decision Making. New York, NY: W.W. Norton, 2001. ISBN: 0393976254.