Respond to the following:
Review “The Katrina Breakdown,” in Chapter 3 of Managing the Public Sector.
• Setting aside the philosophical and legal issues this case raises, identify and explain 2–3 management or efficiency arguments for and against a more centralized response to large national disasters like Hurricane Katrina. Provide suggestions both pro and con.
Refer to “New Haven Firefighters” in Chapter 10 of Managing the Public Sector.
• Take one position for and one position against allowing discrimination in the wake of segregation and discriminating in the name of diversity. Provide 1 or 2 reasons and examples to support each side of the argument.
