The Case Project Teaching public policy, management and economics

Case title: The Economics of Solidarity – Reflecting Social Policy in Campinas Case number: 2008-006 Current revision: Revised version (updated March 12, 2009 for Google Docs) Authors: Marcelo B., Philipp Mueller Description/Excerpt: Anti-poverty strategies in Campinas, Brazil, where the City Hall has to decide how much resources they will invest on the Solidarity Economy Program. [...]

Case title: Peer-producing Public Policy – OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) Case number: 2008-005 Current revision: first version Authors: Magdalena A., Philipp Mueller, Rachel B., Susan D. Description/Excerpt: The efforts of MIT professors to get the Once Laptop Per Child (OLPC) program off the ground. Upon partnership with big corporations, the visionaries leave the project, [...]

Case title: A Strategic Energy Policy for Germany Case number: 2008-004 Current revision: First version (July 2008) Authors: Marc-Antoine R., Justus L., Philipp Mueller Excerpt/Description: soon Download: PDF

Case title: DB Privatization Case number: 2008-003 Current revision: Revised version (March 2009) Authors: Justus L., Philipp Mueller, Wesley R. Description/Excerpt: “Privatization Politics” – The story of the German railroad system and steps towards privatization. Download: PDF

Case title: Security 2.0 Case number: 2008-002 Current revision: Draft July 14 Authors: Johannes S., Philipp Mueller, Ksenia M., Rebecca R. Description/Excerpt: The Estonian-Russian cyberwar Download: PDF

Case title: Digitizing Monterrey Case number: 2008-009 Current revision: First version Authors: Luis M. , Philipp Mueller Description/Excerpt: soon Download: PDF

Case title: Microfinance in Torreon Case number: 2008-008 Current revision: First version Authors: Peter L. Description/Excerpt: Government-sponsored microfinance programs in Torreon, Mexico are evaluated against private sector efforts and problems of corruption. Download: PDF

Case title: Streetlighting in Vienna Case number: 2008-007 Current revision: Final draft Authors: Susanne L., Philipp Mueller Description/Excerpt: The director of the city of Vienna’s department responsible for public lighting has to decide whether privatizing street lighting would bring benefits to the city. Download case study: PDF Additional downloads: Teaching notes (PDF)

Case title: Zwingenberg Bridge Case number: 2008-001 Current revision: First version Authors: Christel N. Description/Excerpt: The mayor of the German city of Zwingenberg has to decide whether to replace an ageing ferry, which carries bike tourists and commuters across the river, with a new bridge a few kilometers outside of the city or a new [...]