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Title: Is operating budget execution really a coherent process?.
Creator: Campbell, Kenneth Alan, Florida Atlantic University, Mendell, Jay S., Lynch, Thomas D., College for Design and Social Inquiry, School of Public Administration
Abstract/Description: Most of the debate within public budgeting has centered on whether the incremental or non-incremental approach is best. In a theoretical context, little attention has been paid to the actual execution of an entity's budget. Specific theoretical objectives must be met for execution to take place: the objectives have been arranged in different ways, yet the basic requirements have remained constant. The dissertation compared these established theoretical objectives with actual budget execution;...
Show moreMost of the debate within public budgeting has centered on whether the incremental or non-incremental approach is best. In a theoretical context, little attention has been paid to the actual execution of an entity's budget. Specific theoretical objectives must be met for execution to take place: the objectives have been arranged in different ways, yet the basic requirements have remained constant. The dissertation compared these established theoretical objectives with actual budget execution; it concentrated on whether actual budgeting practice met the requirements of budget execution as depicted in normative theory. The research question asked to what extent is practice consistent with theory. The reality of budget practice was determined through survey responses. The questions were based on the procedures required for carrying out the theoretical objectives of execution. Surveys were sent to budget practitioners within the two-county area in southeast Florida. These individuals are responsible for public sector budgeting within their various entities on a state, county, and local level. The survey asked for the respondents perceptions of actual practice as it related to budget execution within their entity. The individual responses were evaluated and analyzed. Factor Analysis was used to determine the loading of eleven specific objectives. The patterns created by the factor loading were explored; it established how the objectives were viewed and whether there was a monolithic approach to execution. The results of the factor loading suggested that, in practice, budget objectives are not recognized as a cohesive process. Theory failed to match actual budget execution. Established procedures found in theory are only partially recognized by those who practice budgeting. A chi-square analysis of the survey results were examined to establish internal validity of the survey instrument and determine whether the responses were influenced by the independent variables. The results of the chi-square failed to note any influence on the responses.
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Date Issued: 1994
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12374
Subject Headings: Fiscal policy, Finance, Public, Budget
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Public-private partnerships and questions in public procurement.
Creator: Williams, Adam, Miller, Hugh T., Florida Atlantic University, College for Design and Social Inquiry, School of Public Administration
Abstract/Description: This study explores the connections of public procurement official perceptions of public-private partnerships and their contracting decisions for public infrastructure projects. Detailed discussion of previous scholarship and its focus on policymaking and project evaluation of public-private partnerships leaves a gap in the public policy process – implementation. Procurement officials are presented in the role of policy implementers rather than agents in a principalagent approach. This...
Show moreThis study explores the connections of public procurement official perceptions of public-private partnerships and their contracting decisions for public infrastructure projects. Detailed discussion of previous scholarship and its focus on policymaking and project evaluation of public-private partnerships leaves a gap in the public policy process – implementation. Procurement officials are presented in the role of policy implementers rather than agents in a principalagent approach. This attempts to address a shortcoming of the description that these officials do nothing more than purchase. Arguments are put forth that these officials are given additional levels of discretion when faced with contracting decisions. Specifically, procurement officials observe that public-private partnerships provide sets of project consequences. A survey instrument is designed to explore the differences in perceptions that procurement officials have with respect to public-private partnerships and traditional contracting out. Survey failures result in findings only being able to attempt a more general view of public-private partnerships. Results allow perceptions to be placed in a decision-making model based on a project phase approach that develops on the assumption that tasks contracted to private vendors produce project consequences. Furthermore, analysis of significant consequence perceptions indicate that those perceptions do not provide a rationale for a procurement official’s decision-making on whether to contract using a public-private partnership for public infrastructure projects. Independent sample t-tests, controlled correlations, multiple ANOVA and linear regression analyses show that perceptions of consequences, the perceptions of differences of those consequences across project phases, relationships of consequences to perceptions of efficiency and effectiveness proxies and a bounded rationalitybased model of decision-making for procurement officials are all inconclusive. Discussion focuses on the development of consequences and phases as defining and clarifying public-private partnerships. Further discussions are presented for procurement officials with respect to their decision-making and possible role as policy implementers. Conclusions fail to uncover any inferential results. The research finds its primary contribution in the conceptual discourse of public procurement official roles and public-private partnership definitions.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004236, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004236
Subject Headings: Infrastructure (Economics) -- Finance, Public private sector cooperation -- Finance, Public private sector cooperation, Public works -- Finance, Risk management
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: ESSAYS ON GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT FIRMS: IMPLICATIONS FOR CORPORATE FINANCE.
Creator: Suleymanov, Masim, Cumming, Douglas, Javakhadze, David, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Finance, College of Business
Abstract/Description: The modern organization is “a nexus of contracts” among various stakeholders. In this two-essay study, I examine how contracts surrounding entrepreneurial firms, namely contracts with the U.S. government agencies as customers and contracts with venture capital (VC) firms as investors, interact. In the first essay, I examine whether and how the ex-post government contracting activity of portfolio companies affects the performance of VC investments. Prior research establishes the impact of...
Show moreThe modern organization is “a nexus of contracts” among various stakeholders. In this two-essay study, I examine how contracts surrounding entrepreneurial firms, namely contracts with the U.S. government agencies as customers and contracts with venture capital (VC) firms as investors, interact. In the first essay, I examine whether and how the ex-post government contracting activity of portfolio companies affects the performance of VC investments. Prior research establishes the impact of government customers on the contractor's operating performance and information quality. I find that government contracting improves the likelihood of successful exits via initial public offering (IPO) or acquisition and reduces the likelihood of a liquidation. I also find that the suppliers’ bargaining power relative to the government moderates the relationship between government contracting and VC investment exits. The increased suppliers’ bargaining power mitigates the positive relationship between government contracting and the likelihood of IPOs. The impact of government contracting on the likelihood of acquisitions and liquidations is more substantial for suppliers with greater bargaining power. The results are robust for reputable and non-reputable VC firms, alternative model specifications, and adjustments for potential endogeneity.
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Date Issued: 2022
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013917
Subject Headings: Public contracts, Venture capital, Corporations—Finance
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Understanding the 'good' in 'good public procurement': A survey of the perspectives of public procurement specialists.
Creator: Roman, Alexandru V., Thai, Khi V., Graduate College
Date Issued: 2011-04-08
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3164687
Subject Headings: Government purchasing --Law and legislation, Finance, Public, Public contracts
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Public asset management: empirical evidence from the state governments in the United States.
Creator: Lu, Yaotai, College for Design and Social Inquiry, School of Public Administration
Abstract/Description: Public asset management is a critical component of the financial integrity of government. However, in practice, problems exist in the field of public asset management at different levels of government in the United States. This research explores the management of public fixed assets owned, controlled and used by state governments in America. It attempts to answer two major questions: (1) What are the characteristics of a modern public asset management system based on the available literature?...
Show morePublic asset management is a critical component of the financial integrity of government. However, in practice, problems exist in the field of public asset management at different levels of government in the United States. This research explores the management of public fixed assets owned, controlled and used by state governments in America. It attempts to answer two major questions: (1) What are the characteristics of a modern public asset management system based on the available literature? and (2) How do public asset management practices at the U.S. state government compare to the system standard described in the first question? Based on systems theory and current research on public asset management and public procurement systems, this research develops an intellectual framework of a public fixed asset management system. This system is composed of six interdependent cornerstones, including legal and regulatory requirements, organization structure, management process throughout th e life cycle of assets, human capital strategies, information and technology resources, and monitoring, integrity, and transparency. Each cornerstone consists of a number of components that reveal the underlying working principles of the relevant cornerstone and together determine the standards of fixed asset management in the relevant area. Survey results demonstrate that state governments fundamentally satisfy the standards identified in the fixed asset management system. However, certain problems obviously exist in the area of each cornerstone. In addition, survey results reveal that the six cornerstones of fixed asset management system are interrelated with one another. In most states, when a management element in the area of one cornerstone is widely implemented, the relevant management elements in areas of other cornerstones are employed and vice versa., A major contribution of this research is the development of a fixed asset management system. State and federal governments may compare their fixed asset management to the standards identified in this system. Local governments may find appropriate management components to adapt to their characteristics from this system.
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Date Issued: 2011
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3171677
Subject Headings: Finance, Public, Infrastructure (Economics), Finance, Organizational behavior, Government policy
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Two Essays on Media Connections and Corporate Finance Policies.
Creator: Hossain, Md Miran, Javakhadze, David, Florida Atlantic University, College of Business, Department of Finance
Abstract/Description: The study examines the effects of executives’ media connection on corporate policies. Extant literature in finance, economics and journalism provide inconclusive evidence in determining whether media works as watchdog to the financial market or whether media facilitates bias through manipulation of corporate news events. I introduce two competing hypotheses that may explain the research question. Information Efficiency Hypothesis predicts that media connected firms mitigate information...
Show moreThe study examines the effects of executives’ media connection on corporate policies. Extant literature in finance, economics and journalism provide inconclusive evidence in determining whether media works as watchdog to the financial market or whether media facilitates bias through manipulation of corporate news events. I introduce two competing hypotheses that may explain the research question. Information Efficiency Hypothesis predicts that media connected firms mitigate information asymmetry among its investors, enjoy better governance, and are less likely to manipulate information on corporate policy choices. Manipulation Hypothesis, in contrary, suggests that firms may strategically utilize media connections to alter the information flow that may paint a tainted picture of the firm’s prospects, thereby facilitating greater misvaluation and devising of opportunistic corporate finance policies. I test these hypotheses on a set of investment policies (mergers outcomes and innovative efficiency) and financing policies (seasoned equity offerings and share repurchases). In the first essay, I find that media connection increases merger announcement return, reduces takeover premium, increases the likelihood of deal completion, although post-merger long term performance exhibit inconclusive results. Also, media connection reduces innovative efficiency and change in innovative efficiency attributable to media connections is harmful for the firm in the long run. Overall, results are consistent with the manipulation hypothesis to some extent though further investigation is required before disregarding the information efficiency effect. In the second essay, results show that media connection increases the likelihood of an SEO event, reduces the announcement period CAR. However, analysis of post SEO long term operating and stock performance show mixed results. For repurchasing firms, media connection increases announcement returns, increases the likelihood of repurchase and the amount repurchased. Media connection also increases the likelihood that repurchase is preferred over dividends as a mode of payout. Post repurchase long term operating and stock performance, however, provide inconsistent results. In general, results are consistent with the manipulation hypothesis though information efficiency hypothesis could not be ruled out entirely.
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Date Issued: 2018
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013070
Subject Headings: Corporations--Finance., Mass media and business., Corporations--Public relations.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Interstate fiscal disparities among American states: An empirical study.
Creator: Qiao, Yuhua., Florida Atlantic University, Thai, Khi V.
Abstract/Description: Oakland (1994) defined fiscal disparities as "differences in fiscal effort required to achieve a particular fiscal outcome" (p. 199). Fiscal disparities among states create inequity, because the welfare of citizens across the nation is substantially affected by where they live. Since no systematic study about interstate fiscal disparities has been conducted, this dissertation attempts to fill this gap by examining (1) the trends of interstate fiscal disparities in the period of 1970 to 1992...
Show moreOakland (1994) defined fiscal disparities as "differences in fiscal effort required to achieve a particular fiscal outcome" (p. 199). Fiscal disparities among states create inequity, because the welfare of citizens across the nation is substantially affected by where they live. Since no systematic study about interstate fiscal disparities has been conducted, this dissertation attempts to fill this gap by examining (1) the trends of interstate fiscal disparities in the period of 1970 to 1992 and (2) the determinants of interstate fiscal disparities. The model used in this dissertation is developed after a thorough examination of the literature on fiscal disparities. The dependent variable is interstate fiscal disparity as measured by the difference between a state's general expenditure per capita and the mean general expenditure per capita of the fifty states, and by the standard deviation of the general expenditures per capita of the fifty states. Two groups of independent variables are identified from the literature: state fiscal capacity variables (state personal income per capita, state own-source revenue per capita, and federal grant-in-aid per capita) and environmental cost variables (percentage of state dependent population, percentage of state population living in metropolitan areas, percentage of state population living below the poverty line, and percentage of state population enrolled in public schools). Hypotheses that correspond to the model are tested using cross-sectional regression analyses and a time series analysis. There are three related findings about the trends of interstate fiscal disparities. First, interstate fiscal disparities increased over the period of 1970-1992. Second, interstate fiscal disparities increased in a faster pace during 1980-1992 than during 1970-1979. Third, interstate fiscal disparities increased to a much larger degree in public welfare, hospitals and health than in other state functions. There are two major findings about the determinants of interstate fiscal disparities. Both cross-sectional analyses and time series analysis found state own-source revenue per capita, federal grants-in-aid to state per capita, and previous year's state general expenditure per capita to be statistically related to interstate fiscal disparities. Time series analysis also found that the percentage of state population living in metropolitan areas, the percentage of state population living under the poverty line, and the percentage of state population enrolled in public schools are statistically significantly related to interstate fiscal disparities. The dissertation concludes with policy recommendations that can be used to address interstate fiscal disparities.
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Date Issued: 1998
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12554
Subject Headings: Finance, Public--United States--States, Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations--United States
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Two essays on newly public firms.
Creator: Wiggenhorn, Joan, Florida Atlantic University, Madura, Jeff
Abstract/Description: This dissertation examines the stock price behavior of newly public firms following two separate events, acquisition announcements and a large single day price change. For the first essay on overreaction, the changes in both liquidity and information are considered in studying the stock price reaction to a trigger of +/-15%. Over 2,600 events are evaluated for these newly public firms from 1992--2001 with events classified as occurring during either the quiet, lockup or post lockup period....
Show moreThis dissertation examines the stock price behavior of newly public firms following two separate events, acquisition announcements and a large single day price change. For the first essay on overreaction, the changes in both liquidity and information are considered in studying the stock price reaction to a trigger of +/-15%. Over 2,600 events are evaluated for these newly public firms from 1992--2001 with events classified as occurring during either the quiet, lockup or post lockup period. For positive trigger events during the quiet period, a large one-day price change results in a significant underreaction. Positive triggers during the lockup period result in no significant abnormal returns, while a statistically significant overreaction occurs during the post lockup period. For negative triggers, while there are no significant abnormal returns for the reactions in any period, there is nevertheless a statistically significant difference between the reactions during the quiet and the post lockup periods. In addition, the degree of market reaction is found to be significantly different for events with information versus events without information. The second essay examines the stock price reaction when newly public firms make acquisition announcements. The belief is that these firms may experience a more positive reaction due to the firms' smaller size, need for immediate expansion, and increased corporate governance. On the other hand, these firms may lack the expertise to successfully integrate the acquisition targets. The results show that these newly public firms experience significant announcement returns of 2.63%. In general, higher announcement returns are found the smaller the acquirer, the smaller the relative size of the acquisition, and if the target is privately held. While the presence of venture capitalists and top tier underwriters result in lower announcement returns, returns are higher if the acquisition advisor is the same as the original underwriter. The buy and hold abnormal returns calculated using a matched sample are not significant. However, acquisitions with economies of scale for the motive have returns of 15% following one year, while those for economies of scope have -15% and the difference is significant.
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Date Issued: 2003
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT12063
Subject Headings: Stocks--Prices, Going Public (Securities), Consolidation and Merger of Corporations, Corporations--Finance
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The Matthew Effect and public administration research: An analysis of the relationship of institutional prestige to research funding levels and departmental research productivity at U.S. schools of public administration.
Creator: Popejoy, Michael William., Florida Atlantic University, Lynch, Thomas D.
Abstract/Description: The Matthew Effect is a biblical metaphor coined by Derek de Solla Price to describe a violation of Robert K. Merton's Norms of Science particularly the Norm of Universalism. It is based on the principle of accumulative advantage operating in socially stratified systems to produce the same result: the rich get richer at a rate that makes the poor become relatively poorer. Prestige attracts a disproportionate share of scarce resources available for research. Applying the Matthew Effect theory...
Show moreThe Matthew Effect is a biblical metaphor coined by Derek de Solla Price to describe a violation of Robert K. Merton's Norms of Science particularly the Norm of Universalism. It is based on the principle of accumulative advantage operating in socially stratified systems to produce the same result: the rich get richer at a rate that makes the poor become relatively poorer. Prestige attracts a disproportionate share of scarce resources available for research. Applying the Matthew Effect theory to public administration research revealed for the first time in the discipline that the most prestigious institutions did attract more research funding than their less prestigious counterparts. Using measures of prestige, research funding, and research productivity, a series of bivariate and multivariate analyses were run on the sample survey data from 69 respondent U.S. schools of public administration. The results indicated that the schools rated as prestigious did attract more funding and schools that were better funded did more research. Also, schools that actively sought grants achieved more grant funding. However, the reverse was not true. The increased funding levels and increased research productivity did not influence prestige in the short-run. The results support the literature from sociology and education that prestige, funding and productivity are positively related but that prestige is not enhanced in the short-term by higher levels of research productivity or funding. The existence of the Matthew Effect operating on the discipline of public administration was confirmed. The dissertation also focused attention on the relative effects of productivity and prestige on funding levels using grant-getting activities as a measure of faculty research productivity. The results demonstrated that prestige outweighed grant-getting activity, but was not the sole determinate in establishing funding levels.
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Date Issued: 1994
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12380
Subject Headings: Public administration--Research--United States, Research--United States--Finance, Universities and colleges--Research--United States
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Wages and tariffs. Influence of the protective system on wages, social organization and the distribution of wealth. An address delivered before the Brooklyn revenue reform club, on May 8th, 1884.
Creator: Donnell, E. J. (Ezekiel J.) , Brooklyn Revenue Reform Club
Abstract/Description: Wages and tariffs. Influence of the protective system on wages, social organization and the distribution of wealth.
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb24f13
Subject Headings: Tariff -- United States, Wages -- United States, Protectionism -- United States, Finance, Public -- United States, Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- 19th century
Format: E-book

Title: Iets over het Succinct-rapport, of, Berigt der Commissie tot onderzoek naar de finantieele en politicque gedraagingen der regenten, amptenaaren en ministers van het voorig bestuur.
Creator: Vernède, Scipion Henri 1768-1840, Brave, W. (Wouter) active 1787-1840
Abstract/Description: door Scipion Henri Vernede, onder 't zelve bestuur secretaris der Stad Schiedam. Batavian Republic -- Commissie tot het Onderzoek naar den Staat der Finantien van Holland -- Succinct rapport, of, Berigt der Commissie tot onderzoek naar de finantieele en politicque gedraagingen der regenten, amptenaaren en ministers van het voorig bestuur
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwflb12f21
Subject Headings: Netherlands -- History -- 18th century -- Economic aspects -- Sources -- Early works to 1800, Finance, Public -- Netherlands -- Early works to 1800
Format: E-book

Title: Prouisione per li molto magnifici Sig. Lvogotenente, et Consiglieri delle confiscazioni in caso di ribellione, Publicata d.octobre. 1565 : Con vn'altra prouisione, che i beni de delinquenti sieno obbligati al fisco immediate commesso il malefizio, Publicata a di 5. di Marzo 1565.
Creator: Florence (Tuscany), Tuscany (Grand Duchy)
Abstract/Description: Medici crest on the title page. Historiated initial. "Che i beni de delinquenti sieno obligati al Fisco immediate commesso il malefizio."--Page [5-6].
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwflb2f21
Subject Headings: Finance, Public -- Italy -- Florence -- Early works to 1800, Property -- Italy -- Florence -- Early works to 1800, Marescotti, Giorgio active 1563-1601
Format: E-book

Title: Count the cost : an address to the people of Connecticut, on sundry political subjects, and particularly on the proposition for a new constitution.
Creator: Steadfast, Jonathan
Abstract/Description: Address to the people of Connecticut, on sundry political subjects, and particularly on the proposition for a new constitution. Attributed to David Daggett in Dexter, F.B. Biog. sketches of the grads. of Yale Coll., v. 4. "A view of the fiscal concerns of Connecticut."--Appendix, page [i]-ii. Signatures: [A]⁴ B-C⁴. FAU Libraries' have two copies. First copy with untrimmed edges (23 cm); side stiched with brown cord. Second copy imperfect, title-page missing.
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb8f26
Subject Headings: Connecticut -- Constitution, Connecticut -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865, Constitutional history -- Connecticut, Finance, Public -- Connecticut, Constitutions -- Connecticut, United States -- History -- Constitutional period, 1789-1809 -- Sources
Format: E-book

Title: IS IT WORKING? NARRATIVE PERSPECTIVES ON PERFORMANCE-BASED FUNDING POLICIES IN PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION.
Creator: Capp, James, Sapat, Alka, Florida Atlantic University, College for Design and Social Inquiry, School of Public Administration
Abstract/Description: Public higher education increasingly relies on performance-based funding (PBF) policies to enhance accountability. These policies attempt to steer institutions towards successful outcomes via performance indicators, such as graduation rates. Nationally, PBF policies continue to grow in popularity despite limited evidence that they are effective (Hillman, Tandberg, and Gross, 2014). Motivated by the apparent conflict between the widespread adoption of PBF policies and the lack of evidence that...
Show morePublic higher education increasingly relies on performance-based funding (PBF) policies to enhance accountability. These policies attempt to steer institutions towards successful outcomes via performance indicators, such as graduation rates. Nationally, PBF policies continue to grow in popularity despite limited evidence that they are effective (Hillman, Tandberg, and Gross, 2014). Motivated by the apparent conflict between the widespread adoption of PBF policies and the lack of evidence that they actually improve outcomes in higher education, this dissertation investigates the perceived impacts of PBF policies. Florida’s public university system serves as the setting for the study due to its uniquely punitive PBF policy design and the model’s non-standardized performance indicators.
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Date Issued: 2019
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013290
Subject Headings: Higher education and state, Public universities and colleges--Florida--Administration, State universities and colleges--Florida--Finance, Performance-based funding
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Reframing our understanding of nonprofit regulation through the use of the institutional analysis and development framework.
Creator: Vienne, Denise R., Nyhan, Ronald C., Florida Atlantic University, College for Design and Social Inquiry, School of Public Administration
Abstract/Description: Regulation of the nonprofit sector is a subject of significant debate in the academic and professional literature. The debate raises questions about how to regulate the sector in a manner that addresses accountability while preserving the sector’s unique role in society. Central to the debate is the role of self-regulation. The nonprofit sector is recognized and defended as a distinct third sector in society. Cultural norms and values differentiate the purpose of the sector from the...
Show moreRegulation of the nonprofit sector is a subject of significant debate in the academic and professional literature. The debate raises questions about how to regulate the sector in a manner that addresses accountability while preserving the sector’s unique role in society. Central to the debate is the role of self-regulation. The nonprofit sector is recognized and defended as a distinct third sector in society. Cultural norms and values differentiate the purpose of the sector from the governmental and commercial realms. The legal regime secures rights, establishes organizational structures, and provides tax benefits that enable, reinforce, and protect participation in nonprofit activities. Nevertheless, government regulation is thought to be antithetical to sector autonomy, as well as an obstacle to flexibility and innovation. Selfregulation protects the sector’s political independence and its distinctiveness through the cultivation of shared norms, standards, and processes for ethical practices. Although self regulation is considered to be consistent with the autonomous nature of the sector, it is also criticized as a weaker form of regulation. The ability to address regulatory issues expressed in the broader debate is limited by how we frame nonprofit regulation. The problem with advancing our understanding of self-regulation has to do with how we conceptualize nonprofit regulation. Government and self-regulation are conceptualized and studied as distinct options for regulating the sector. Missing in the nonprofit scholarship is a theoretical framework capable of reframing nonprofit regulation as a system of governance that depends on self-regulation. This represents a glaring gap in the research. Neglecting the institutional context that explains the structure and functioning of the nonprofit sector has led to an oversimplification of nonprofit governance. To study the effects of self-regulation on the functioning of the sector, I argue that we must first frame what is relevant about how the nonprofit sector is governed. The Institutional Analysis and Development (IAD) Framework outlines a systematic approach for analyzing institutions that govern collective endeavors. The objective of this dissertation is to introduce the IAD as an approach for examining self-regulation not as an alternative to government regulation but as an important part of nonprofit governance.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004231, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004231
Subject Headings: Corporate governence, Non governmental organizations -- Management, Nonprofit organizations -- Finance -- Moral and ethical aspects, Nonprofit organizations -- Government policy, Nonprofit organizations -- Management, Public private sector cooperation
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The Implications of Florida's 1998 Constitutional Revision on Education Finance Reform : A Legal Analysis Of Florida' s 1998 Constitution Revision Concerning Its Impact To The Legitimacy Of Florida's Education Financing Plan.
Creator: Hodge, Patricia C., Bogotch, Ira, Sughrue, Jennifer, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: Children of extreme poverty, who attend schools in impoverished neighborhoods, traditionally fall years behind their counterparts before they reach school age. While there have been numerous studies done on the effects of poverty on student achievement, there are few remedies for closing the gap for students in poverty. Additionally, educators in schools that serve a majority of students of poverty find that they have limited resources but are given more mandates than schools in economically...
Show moreChildren of extreme poverty, who attend schools in impoverished neighborhoods, traditionally fall years behind their counterparts before they reach school age. While there have been numerous studies done on the effects of poverty on student achievement, there are few remedies for closing the gap for students in poverty. Additionally, educators in schools that serve a majority of students of poverty find that they have limited resources but are given more mandates than schools in economically richer areas. With the increasing mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act, educators are struggling to incorporate the new demands into budget that are stretched beyond capacity. Are there strategies that advocates for better education can use to mobilize legislators to make greater provisions for education? The members of the Florida Constitution Revision Commission felt that they could bring change to the educational provisions by changing their state 's constitution. They changed the terms of art of the education article of Florida's constitution to increase the duty required of the legislature to provide for education. Further, they provided a definition of their concept of adequate provisions for education. This study seeks to determine if the change ofthe language of the educational article of Florida's constitution will impact the outcome of a challenge to the adequacy of the Florida's educational provisions.
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Date Issued: 2008
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000668
Subject Headings: Educational law and legislation--Florida, Public schools--Florida--Finance, Academic achievement--Economic aspects--Florida, United States --NoChild Left Behind Act of 2001
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Mr. Daggett's Argument before the General Assembly of the State of Connecticut.
Creator: Daggett, David 1764-1851
Abstract/Description: Address to the people of Connecticut, on sundry political subjects, and particularly on the proposition for a new constitution. Attributed to David Daggett in Dexter, F.B. Biog. sketches of the grads. of Yale Coll., v. 4. "A view of the fiscal concerns of Connecticut."--Appendix, page [i]-ii. Signatures: [A]⁴ B-C⁴. FAU Libraries' have two copies. First copy with untrimmed edges (23 cm); side stiched with brown cord. Second copy imperfect, title-page missing.
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb8f25
Subject Headings: Connecticut -- Constitution, Connecticut -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865, Constitutional history -- Connecticut, Finance, Public -- Connecticut, Constitutions -- Connecticut, United States -- History -- Constitutional period, 1789-1809 -- Sources
Format: E-book

Title: Address and recommendations to the states by the United States in Congress assembled.
Creator: United States Continental Congress, Massachusetts General Court House of Representatives
Abstract/Description: Concerning provision for liquidating the Public Debts contracted during the war. Duplicate of Weiner Pamphlets- Congressional Records, box 2 folder 8.Also known as: Addresses and recommendations to the states, by the United States in Congress assembled. Drafted by Madison, Ellsworth and Hamilton.--cf. Journals of Congress, April 24, 1783. "Address and recommendations", 12 pages; followed by the accompanying papers. Papers no. 4-5 relate to the loan raised by Benjamin Franklin in France....
Show moreConcerning provision for liquidating the Public Debts contracted during the war. Duplicate of Weiner Pamphlets- Congressional Records, box 2 folder 8.Also known as: Addresses and recommendations to the states, by the United States in Congress assembled. Drafted by Madison, Ellsworth and Hamilton.--cf. Journals of Congress, April 24, 1783. "Address and recommendations", 12 pages; followed by the accompanying papers. Papers no. 4-5 relate to the loan raised by Benjamin Franklin in France. Signatures: [A]⁴ B-H⁴ (H4 blank). FAU Libraries own three copies. Edges trimmed to 18-20 cm. First copy has contemporary binding.
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PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb7f9
Subject Headings: Debts, Public -- United States -- Early works to 1800, Finance, Public -- United States -- History -- To 1789 -- Sources -- Early works to 1800, United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Confiscations and contributions, United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Economic aspects
Format: E-book

Title: Our national finances. How are they managed? Who pays the debt? : Speech of Hon. R.E. Fenton, at Albany, New York, Thursday, July 18, 1872.
Creator: Fenton, Reuben E. (Reuben Eaton) 1819-1885
Abstract/Description: Speech of Honorable R.E. Fenton at Albany. Notes: Caption title. Printer’s name at foot page 8. Two columns to the page. FAU Libraries' copy has unopened pages.
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb23f28
Subject Headings: Bonds -- Law and legislation -- United States, Congressional addresses -- 1872, Currency question -- United States, Debts, Public -- United States, Finance, Public -- United States -- History -- 19th century, Financial crises -- United States -- History -- 19th century, Gold -- Law and legislation -- United States, Postwar reconstruction -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Sources, United States -- Economic conditions -- 1865-1918, United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Finance
Format: E-book

Title: Instructie waar naar de onderscheidene Commissien, zoo in de respective ressorten van dit gewest, als alhier, in den Haag :.
Creator: Batavian Republic Provinciaal Bestuur van Holland
Abstract/Description: gesteld tot onderzoek naar het gedrag der ingezetenen van Holland, met opzigt tot de heffing op de inkomsten : door het Provinciaal Bestuur van Holland, op den 30 juny 1796 gedecreteerd, zich zullen moeten gedragen. Signed at the end by C.J. van Brakel and L.J. Blok.
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwflb12f25
Subject Headings: Administrative responsibility -- Netherlands -- Early works to 1800, Finance, Public -- Netherlands -- Early works to 1800, Income tax -- Netherlands -- 18th century -- Early works to 1800, Netherlands -- History -- Batavian Republic, 1795-1806 -- Sources -- Early works to 1800
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