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Spatial Variations in Factors Affecting Poverty
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
There is abundant research that focuses on the causes and consequences of poverty in
rural areas, and on the factors that ameliorate rural poverty. While a comprehensive review of this literature is not possible in this ...
The Case of Interagency Coordinating Councils: Examining Collaborations in Services for Children with Disabilities
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
Children with disabilities often require a myriad of services to develop to their full potential. In the current era, centralized services and residential institutions have become less accepted as a matter of course.
Interagency ...
On the job
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2010)
In a time of unemployment, you might think it would be tough to find success, especially with a liberal arts degree in, say, philosophy. sociology or religious studies. Check out what these recent graduates are doing with their Mizzou education....
MU Alumni Association honors faculty and alumni
(University of Missouri. Alumni Association, 1994)
"In recognition of outstanding service and accomplishments, the MU Alumni Association honored recipients of the 26th annual Faculty-Alumni Awards Oct. 22 at the Donald W. Reynolds Alumni and Visitor Center."--Page 54...
Evaluating Tax Systems
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
One function of government is to provide the goods and services (police, courts, education, roads, economic security, etc) that individuals need and want but are unable to obtain from the private sector. In order to provide ...
Should We Continue to Incarcerate Non-Violent Offenders?
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2002)
increase public safety....
The Division of Labor Under Homogeneity: A Critique of Mises and Rothbard
(Blackwell, 2007-04)
Even the most passionate defenders of free trade, such as Mises and Rothbard, claim that trade cannot occur under conditions of strict homogeneity of land, labor, and capital. We show that specialization, trade, and the ...
Evaluation of Major State Taxes in Missouri
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
. The general revenue fund is the source from which appropriations are made for education, public assistance including Medicaid, mental
health services, and general governmental functions. The motor fuel tax is the fourth tax examined here....
Staying grounded
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2002)
MU scholars will thoughtfully and independently examine the implications of new discoveries. Discussions such as these can help citizens and policymakers make up their own minds....
Food Insufficiency, Food Stamp Participation, and Mental Health
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2008)
Th is study examines the ways in which enrollment in the food stamp program affects the mental health status of enrollees. The results find that the negative mental health effects associated with food insufficiency
are ...
A Preliminary Evaluation of the Missouri Family Development Training and Credentialing Program (MOFDC)
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
In this brief, we present preliminary findings from a quantitative evaluation of the Missouri Family Development Training and Credentialing Program (MO FDC). The MO FDC is
designed to reorient human service practice to the ...
The producers
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2009)
Students in Mizzou's sustainable agriculture program dig into a dream that provides experience for them and food for the poor.
Roll-out of the "Mizzou Advantage"
(University of Missouri, 2009)
Approximately three years ago, MU began an exercise to define "strategic advantages" that could place the University within higher education in an extremely strong, competitive position. The idea was to identify MU's competitive advantages...
As the table turns...
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 1997)
In a TV lounge in a Mizzou dorm on this weekday afternoon, truths are coming to light, lessons are being learned, lives are being changed.
Experts from A to Z
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2004)
A research university such as MU is like a small town populated with experts on every conceivable topic. What would you like to know? Here are just a few of MU's faculty experts....
For the cause
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2000)
Student activists say what they think with words as hard as bricks.
Seeing Josey
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2014)
Josey Herrera hasn't always fit in, but with support from friends, MU and the community, the senior journalism major found self-acceptance....
Borders, Barriers, and Brains: Issue Definition in Rights Based Policy Related to Autism
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
. Over the past decade, Canada, the United States, and several other counties have experienced a surge in the reported incidence of autism. The public management of needs related to the autism baby boom is an unfolding process. This year the Canadian...
Love thy neighbor
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2000)
Jim Nunnelly, AB '66, has a knack for finding the good in troubled people. "Realizing that something can be fixed," he says, "can be beautiful."
Christmas holiday : queering family in 20th century southern Missouri
(University of Missouri, Campus Writing Program, 2017)
An obituary in The Southeast Missourian lists Elaine "Tommie" Davis as the business partner of Mary Jane "Miss Jane" Barnett for over forty years (Elaine Davis Obituary). However, the family albums of the two tell a richer ...