Public Administration & Governance

ME&A creates solutions for clients ranging from national governments to municipalities in areas of public policy, management and organizational reform, elections and electoral systems, legislative bodies, citizen involvement and public information. ME&A specializes in local governance and decentralization issues. We provide services in:

	Decentralization and intergovernmental issues including approaches to revenue sharing, power sharing, local revenue generation, and local economic development
	Public management, budgeting, finance, and human resource development
	Citizen participation strategies, methodologies, and organizational structures for local, regional and national governmental entities and programs
	Policy and program analysis of national legislation, programs, and mandates affecting state, regional, and local governments
	Computerized geographic information systems, land information systems, automated mapping, and facilities management for land use and location analysis, municipal and regional planning, property tax and cadastral information, and demographic and social analysis
	Public-private partnerships in business, economic, and community development
	Democracy-building programming at national, regional and local levels
	Association development, including local and regional associations, mayors and municipal associations, business and trade associations, and community-based private organizations (NGOs)
	Legislative development including legislative drafting; committee structures, rules and processes; information systems; administrative support structures; communications and intergovernmental relations
	Elections and electoral systems, including elections commissions, electoral policy, administration of elections, local polls and balloting, and election campaigns

	Economic & Community Development
	Public Administration & Governance
	Business Development & Technology Transfer
Our Cross-Cutting Areas include:
	Programs & Grants Management
	Communications Strategies & Public Awareness
	Training & Performance Enhancement

Please take a moment to browse our six practice areas for more details on the services provided in each practice, and some examples of past or current projects and programs.

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