Locate and read two articles on a public administration topic you are interested in. The two articles should be from opposing perspectives on the topic (i.e. for and against; regulation and taxation; conservative and liberal, grassroots and institutional; etc.) This topic and research will be the foundation on which the major Assignments for this course will be built so you want to choose a topic that you will be comfortable researching, reading, and writing about for duration of the course. Choose an area or issue pertaining to an area of public administration that requires government action (taking a policy stand) or government inaction (refraining from making a policy stand). (articles are shown below) Short Essay This Assignment will be the first step in preparing your policy brief. Using a traditional academic essay format, explain a problem that requires a public policy solution. Using the two articles that you found during your research in Unit 1, compose a brief essay (3–5 pages in length, double-spaced) that compares the opinions and perspectives contained in the two articles. The essay should include an introductory paragraph, paragraphs for both articles’ perspectives, a comparison and contrast of the two perspectives, and a concluding paragraph. The articles should both be from primary sources. Be certain to include in your introductory paragraph an explanation of the problem requiring a public policy solution that the two articles refer to.

Locate and read two articles on a public administration topic you are interested in. The two articles should be from opposing perspectives on the topic (i.e. for and against; regulation and taxation; conservative and liberal, grassroots and institutional; etc.) This topic and research will be the foundation on which the major Assignments for this course will be built so you want to choose a topic that you will be comfortable researching, reading, and writing about for duration of the course. Choose an area or issue pertaining to an area of public administration that requires government action (taking a policy stand) or government inaction (refraining from making a policy stand). (articles are shown below)
Short Essay
This Assignment will be the first step in preparing your policy brief.

Using a traditional academic essay format, explain a problem that requires a public policy solution. Using the two articles that you found during your research in Unit 1, compose a brief essay (3–5 pages in length, double-spaced) that compares the opinions and perspectives contained in the two articles. The essay should include an introductory paragraph, paragraphs for both articles’ perspectives, a comparison and contrast of the two perspectives, and a concluding paragraph. The articles should both be from primary sources. Be certain to include in your introductory paragraph an explanation of the problem requiring a public policy solution that the two articles refer to. The two articles should be from opposing perspectives on the topic (i.e. for and against; regulation and taxation; conservative and liberal, grassroots and institutional; etc.) This topic and research will be the foundation on which the major Assignments for this course will be built so you want to choose a topic that you will be comfortable researching, reading, and writing about for duration of the course. Choose an area or issue pertaining to an area of public administration that requires government action (taking a policy stand) or government inaction (refraining from making a policy stand). (articles are shown below)

Short Essay
This Assignment will be the first step in preparing your policy brief.
Using a traditional academic essay format, explain a problem that requires a public policy solution. Using the two articles that you found during your research in Unit 1, compose a brief essay (3–5 pages in length, double-spaced) that compares the opinions and perspectives contained in the two articles. The essay should include an introductory paragraph, paragraphs for both articles’ perspectives, a comparison and contrast of the two perspectives, and a concluding paragraph. The articles should both be from primary sources. Be certain to include in your introductory paragraph an explanation of the problem requiring a public policy solution that the two articles refer to.