by Raphael Bostic As we move through the holiday season and approach the end of the semester, it is a good time to take stock of the year that has past. We have had quite an eventful 2012. The year was also a watershed for governance in California. We had our Read more…
by Raphael Bostic During a recent advisory board meeting for Self-Help/Center for Responsible Lending California, we had a lively discussion about where to draw the line determining what products should be allowed or disallowed. The product in question: payday loans. Now let me be clear about one thing off the bat: Read more…
by Raphael Bostic In the last few weeks, I have had several conversations on the issue of infrastructure. Each of these made clear the important role that governance has to play in determining the future of infrastructure investment and the state of infrastructure moving forward. Why a focus on infrastructure? Infrastructure Read more…
Bedrosian Center Director, Raphael Bostic interviewed by Mark Garrison on Marketplace, right before the FHA financial status report was sent to Congress. “FHA has historically been an entrée for a bunch of first time homebuyers to get access into home ownership,” says Raphael Bostic, a USC public policy professor and Read more…
Post Mortem November 14, 2012 12:00pm to 1:00pm The final of the Road to the White House series for a post mortem on the election. Featuring: Dan Schnur, Director of the Unruh Institute on Politics Raphael Bostic, Director of the Bedrosian Center on Governance Roberto Suro, Fellow with the Center Read more…
by Raphael Bostic For a while now, I have been reflecting on the important role that “the personal” plays in determining whether a governance arrangement is going to be effective. It is clear that, regardless of what policy topic is being debated, the likelihood of finding common ground and success is Read more…
October 11, 2012
Bedrosian Center Director, Raphael Bostic shares another aspect of the challenges to effective governance.
by Raphael Bostic In recent years, many have argued that government is in a state of crisis. There are big problems that are widely known – a crumbling infrastructure, flailing education system, environments in crisis, loss of our competitive edge on the international stage, among others – and yet there is Read more…
Road to the White House Featuring: Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, Senior Fellow at USC Price and political analyst for KNBC, Los Angeles Raphael Bostic, Director of the Bedrosian Center on Governance and professor at USC Price
by David Gastwirth The topic for this week’s Road to the White House – entitled “The War Between Policy & Politics” – featured Raphael Bostic, a USC professor of public policy and former Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Read more…
Road to the White House With the polls nearly tied and the conventions coming to an end, the question remains: where will President Obama and Governor Romney take their campaigns? How will the candidates address the tough issues facing the nation? How will the candidates define their policies and strengthen Read more…
Students Talk Back This week’s discussion focuses on Social Justice issues facing USC/Los Angeles. Featuring: Leslie Ivie, USC Price MPA student, Partnership for an Equitable Los Angeles Lisa Schweitzer, Associate Professor at USC Price Paulina Gonzalez, Executive Director of SAJE (Strategic Actions for a Just Economy) Moderated by: Raphael Bostic, Read more…