Sea and human security : proceedings of an international conference : Hiroshima, March 2002.
Edited by Nassrine Azimi, Matt Fuller, and Hiroko Nakayama
2002
145 pages
GC 1081 S43 2002 Public Affairs Library
This publication provides information from the discussions and findings of the Sea and Human Security" conference held in March 2002 in Hiroshima, cohosted by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Hiroshima Prefectural Government. The conference was part of a series of events organized in Hiroshima to prepare for a long-term collaborative training initiative for the Asia-Pacific region. The book includes presentations and discussions on such topics as the impacts of climate change, obstacles for coastal zone management, the impact of fish stocks on economic security, and the impacts of man-made disasters such as oil spills.

The Future of International Trade Agreements
Cecelia M. Coleman and David J. Eaton
2002
83 pages
HF 1372 F88 2002 Public Affairs Library
This book is based on the proceedings of a conference designed to provide United Nations delegates with new skills and information related to international trade. The book addresses the future of international trade agreements, particularly in light of the demonstrations that have interfered with meetings of the World Trade Organization and other international trade institutions. In addition to discussions of how to interweave trade agreements with development concerns and issues of national sovereignty, the book includes a provocative debate on the merits of existing trade agreements.

Global Warming and the Kyoto Accord : What is to be done? Proceedings of a Conference, March 7, 2000.
Edited by David J. Eaton
2001
118 pages
QC 981.8 C5 G58 2001 Public Affairs Library
This book contains the proceedings of a conference held at the LBJ School of Public Affairs on March 7, 2000. The purpose of the conference was to bring together a diverse group of scientists, researchers, and policy experts to examine the effectiveness of the proposed Kyoto Protocol in addressing global climate change. The first session establishes the scientific background behind the issue of whether or not climate change is actually occurring. The second session evaluates whether or not the Kyoto Protocol could be an effective political, economic, and management process for responding to global climate change. The proceedings from this conference present the complexity of scientific, engineering, political, economic, and social issues involved in discussing global climate change.

The Middle East in the New Millennium
Edited by David J. Eaton
2000
68 pages
DS 42.4 M454 2000 Public Affairs Library
This book contains the proceedings of a conference held at the LBJ School of Public Affairs in Austin, Texas, on April 12, 1999. The first session of the conference focused on the future of the Near East, particularly the status of Palestinian-Israeli negotiations. The second session examined the situation in the Persian Gulf, particularly issues involving the United Nations Special Commission's mission to Iraq.

Weapons of Mass Destruction: Foreign and Domestic Options for Containment
Edited by David J. Eaton
1999
56 pages
U 793 W43 1999 Public Affairs Library
This book contains the proceedings of a conference held at the LBJ School of Public Affairs in Austin, Texas, on May 6, 1998. The purpose of this conference was to describe and assess the current risks associated with the international production and use of biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons of mass destruction.

International Workshop on Governance: Third Annual Proceedings
Edited by Robert H. Wilson and Reid Cramer
1997
144 pages
JS 44 I5845 1996 Public Affairs Library
This book is the third in a series that summarizes the proceedings of the International Workshop on Governance, cosponsored by the LBJ School of Public Affairs and the Ford Foundation. Meeting in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in October 1996, thirty-nine delegates from twenty-one countries and one autonomous territory, and twenty-four Ford Foundation personnel examined issues of civil society, citizen participation, government performance, and accountability. The group considered the dynamics of building civil society and promoting the development of a social infrastructure necessary to support widespread citizen participation. Countries represented at the 1996 workshop are Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Chile, China, Egypt, El Salvador, India, Kenya, Lebanon, Mexico, Mozambique, Nigeria, Peru, the Philippines, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, the United States, the West Bank, and Zimbabwe.

International Workshop on Local Governance: Second Annual Proceedings
Edited by Robert H Wilson, Reid Cramer
1996
298 pages
JS 44 I585 1995 Public Affairs Library
This book is the second in a series that will summarize the proceedings of the International Workshop on Local Government, co-sponsored by the LBJ School of Public Affairs and the Ford Foundation. The workshop is designed to explore the potential for international collaboration in the promotion of good local governance. Meeting in the Philippines during the summer of 1995, representatives from eleven countries identifed problem-solving approaches to the development and implementation of democratic governance and explored their transferability to other settings. Their papers and discussions reveal the range of approaches that are being used today by different countries to develop effective local governance. The first section of the new book focuses on questions of community participation and governance, discussing what motivates and impedes participation, how it can be sustained over time, and what mechanisms are available to institutionalize participation. The second section presents a discussion of the relationship between public finance and governance, focusing on the importatance of access to budget and finance information in order to enable effective citizen participation. The third section provides some regional perspectives on local governance issues. The section provides local government profiles of those countries attending for the first time and other country-specific papers on various topics. Countries represented at the 1995 workshop are Bangladesh, Brazil, People's Republic of China, India, Mexico, Nigeria, the Philippines, Poland, Senegal, South Africa, and the United States of America.

International Workshop on Good Local Government: First Annual Proceedings
Edited by Robert H. Wilson, Reid Cramer
1995
220 pages
JS 44 I69 1994 Public Affairs Library
This report is the first in a series of publications that will summarize the proceedings of the three-year International Workshop on Good Local Government, sponsored by the Ford Foundation. When representatives from eight countries met in Austin, Texas, in July 1994, participants shared their experiences and perspectives on the issues involved in good local government and established some theoretical ground to form the basis for this first report. Drawing on case studies from each of the eight countries--Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Mexico, the Philippines, Poland, Senegal, and the United States--the workshop discussed how good local government practices should be defined and what characterizes exemplary practices. Discussion generated a broad range of diffusion strategies that could be applied to innovative practices in good local government. The first section of the report focuses on specific examples of innovative practices and the experiences of local governments in diverse national settings. The second section provides a summary of workshop discussions.

Advice and Consent: The Selection of United States Supreme Court Justices
Edited by A. Darby Dickerson
1994
94 pages
KF 8742 A5 A38 1994 Public Affairs Library
Examines various forces affecting the selection and confirmation of Supreme Court Justices. The book provides new insights into this process as it has unfolded through history, drawing lessons from the Bork and Thomas hearings and weighing alternative approaches for the future.

The Johnson Years: A Vietnam Roundtable
Edited by Ted Gittinger
1993
204 pages
E 846 J63 1993 Public Affairs Library
Records the insights of twenty-two members of the Johnson administration on questions and issues concerning Vietnam. Participants include McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security, 1961-66; William Bundy, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific affairs, 1964-69; Douglas Cater, Special Assistant to the President, 1964-66; Richard Helms, Director of Central Intelligence, 1966-73; Walt Rostow, Special Assistant to the President for National Security, 1966-69; Harry McPherson, Special Assistant and Counsel to the President, 1964-69; and General William Westmoreland, Commanding Officer, Vietnam, 1964-68.

The Johnson Years: The Difference He Made
Edited by Robert L. Hardesty
1993
232 pages
E 846 J632 1993 Public Affairs Library
Presents the proceedings of a national symposium held in Washington D.C. and Austin, Texas to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the inauguration of President Lyndon Johnson. Conference panelists address such questions as, What was the country like before the Great Society? How did the President and his staff make it happen? How did it change American society? Would a successor program be possible today? The symposium also searches for Lyndon Johnson, the man and the president.

Legal Services to the Poor: The Dream, the Reality, the Future
Edited by Jeff E. Rusk
1992
120 pages
KF 336 L43 1992 Public Affairs Library
Addresses various issues related to the legal community's obligation to those who cannot afford to pay for legal services. The consensus was that the ideal of equal access to the law can only be realized through a cooperative effort between the public, private, and nonprofit sectors.

Diffusion of Innovations in the Public Sector
Edited by Glen H. Cope
1992
145 pages
HC 101 D53 1992 Public Affairs Library
Deals with the spread of innovative ideas from their public sector originators to other governments with similar needs. Conference participants include award winners from the National Innovations in State and Local Government program, public officials, academics, and a variety of marketing and diffusion experts.

The Ganges-Brahmaputra Basin: Water Resources Cooperation between Nepal, India, and Bangladesh
Edited by David J. Eaton
1992
128 pages
HD 1698 I4 G36 1992 Public Affairs Library
Explores the long-term opportunity costs of continued noncooperation between riparian partners in the Ganges-Brahmaputra Basin. This volume also represents the views of management experts from Australia as they relate their experience with intergovernmental cooperation in the Murray-Darling River Basin to the dynamics of the Ganges-Brahmaputra Basin.

Violence in America
Edited by Annette Zimmern-Reed
1987
256 pages
HQ 809.3 U6 S6873 1986 Public Affairs Library
A group of physicians, social scientists, criminologists, and concerned citizens met to discuss violence as a national health problem. Topics include child abuse, child sexual abuse, spouse abuse, elder abuse, issues related to victims of violence, assault and homicide, suicide and injuries due to risk-taking behavior, regional data collection and analysis, and the costs of violence and its impact on future legislation.

Sixty-sixth Texas Legislature Pre-Session Conference
1979
138 pages
Analysis of key legislative issues: energy and utility rates, tax relief and reform, products liability, and public school education.

Texas Legislature Issues
1978

Organizing for Health Planning
1978
115 pages
RA 395 A3 O73 Public Affairs Library
Proceedings from conference held in March 1978. Examines issues concerning the role of HSAs, and explores alternative approaches to fulfilling requirements of P.L. 93-641, possible amendments, and changes in the law.

Sixty-fourth Texas Legislature Presession Proceedings
1977

Proceedings of the Eighteenth County Auditors Institute
1976
50 pages
Topics include county government finance, federal grants management, insuranc eand risk management, the Texas Open Records Law; and financial disclosure for local governments.

Proceedings of the First City Management Institute
1975
46 pages
JS 304 C56 1974 Public Affairs Library

City Management Institute
1975

Proceedings of the Twentieth Governmental Accounting and Finance Institute
1975
50 pages
An examination of issues and trends in local governments finance.

Land-Use Planning and Economic Development: Third Advanced Seminar in Economic Development
1974
93 pages
Public Affairs Library

Third Economic Development Seminar
Institute and Seminar Proceedings Series
1974

Economic Development in the Next Quarter Century: Proceedings of the First Advanced Seminar in Economic Development
1972
HD 82 A538 1971 Public Affairs Library