The critical issues facing public administration manifest in droves in developing countries. I focus here on problems of administering the health sector in Africa, characterized by dire conditions and woeful results. I contrast two approaches to fostering administrative solutions in Africa's...

"Population aging is one of the most pressing issues facing governments and society today. With implications for health care, the economy, and an assortment of other policy areas, confronting this complex reality is increasingly urgent and never more so in the age of COVID-19. In The Four Lenses...

Linked administrative databases offer a powerful resource for studying important public health issues. Methods developed and implemented in several jurisdictions across the globe have achieved high-quality linkages for conducting health and social research without compromising confidentiality....

Blood banks, risk, and autologous donation: the gift of blood to oneself -- Disentangling the embryonic gift: the UK stem cell bank -- The laws of mo(o)re: waste, biovalue, and information ecologies -- Umbilical cord blood: waste, gift, venture capital -- Commodity-communities and corporate...