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Numerous US state and jurisdictional governments cut their arts budgets in 2003 and 2004. This title argues that the recent cuts in state arts agencies' budgets are a product of the agencies' political weakness rather than just a one-time response to fiscal crisis, and proposes a solution plus salient issues that must be addressed.

Art commissions --- Government aid to the arts --- Finance.

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State government spending on the arts is minimal-and may be losing ground relative to other state expenditures. The authors examine efforts made by state arts agencies to address a changing political and fiscal environment and present their findings on the risks and rewards of bringing the arts and politics closer together. This volume is the second in a series that covers the findings of a multiyear study of the changing roles and missions of state arts agencies.

Art commissions. --- Government aid to the arts. --- Government aid to the arts - United States - Case studies. --- U.S. states. --- Government aid to the arts --- Art commissions --- U.S. states --- Commissions, Art --- State arts agencies --- Government patronage of the arts --- Edison Schools Inc. --- Privatization in education -- United States -- Evaluation. --- School management and organization -- United States -- Evaluation. --- Privatization of education --- Privatization of schooling --- School privatization --- Edison Schools (Firm) --- Privatization in education --- School management and organization --- Evaluation. --- Educational administration --- Inspection of schools --- School administration --- School inspection --- School operation policies --- School organization --- Schools --- Educational planning --- Management --- Education --- Charter schools --- Inspection --- Management and organization --- Art, Municipal --- Art and state --- Education and state --- Arts --- Cultural policy. --- Government aid --- Finance --- Administration, Educational --- Operation policies, School --- Policies, School operation --- Organization

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This monograph presents findings of a RAND Project AIR FORCE research project documenting lessons learned by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) and other Department of Defense (DoD) cost analysis and acquisition community members from the implementation of evolutionary acquisition (EA) strategies for major Air Force defense space acquisition programs. In May 2003, DoD mandated EA strategies relying on spiral development as the preferred approach to satisfying operational needs.

Astronautics, Military --- Equipment and supplies. --- United States. --- Procurement.

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Over the past few years, U.S. policymakers have become increasingly interested in pursuing collaborative arrangements with our allies. Cost appears to be a major incentive: As military technologies become more complex and more expensive, even the U.S. national market is becoming too small to support the costs of developing and producing new weapons systems comfortably. By combining defense procurement with other nations, the U.S. government may be able to reduce the average cost of a given weapons system. In addition, collaboration programs offer the potential for greater operational integration of allied forces and greater political integration through shared training and doctrine. This monograph presents an overview, illustrated by case study evidence, of the pros and cons of international collaborative weapons procurement programs. Making extensive use of 20 years of accumulated RAND research on aerospace procurement, the authors develop a simple conceptual framework that allows them to identify historical lessons relevant to future U.S. policy. From these lessons the authors then draw general conclusions about the efficacy of international collaborative weapons programs and point out a variety of program characteristics that appear to promote better outcomes in collaborative ventures.

Armed Forces --- Weapons systems --- Procurement --- International cooperation. --- Purchasing. --- United States --- Military policy.