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teach the science of public choice. Under the current leadership of W. Mark Crain (andJames M. Buchanan, emeritus professor and advisory general director), the Center buildson the groundbreaking economic and political science theories for which Buchanan wasawarded the Nobel Prize in economics. The Center draws both visiting and residentscholars and students from all over the world. Its faculty and researchers lecture andconduct seminars locally, across the United States, and abroad. The Center serves as theinstitutional home for the Public Choice Research Program.Keywords: case study, public choiceCenter on Budget and Policy Priorities, Washington, DChttp://www.cbpp.org/index.htmlAreas of research include: health policies, labor market policies, low income, housing,and poverty.Keywords: case study, public policyCentre for Public Policy, Indiahttp://www.publicpolicies.org/index.htmResearch at the center includes developing countries and the multilateral trading system.Publications include WTO and India in the millennium round.Keywords: case study, public policyCitizen-Driven Government Performance Curricular Project/National Center forPublic Productivity, Rutgers University-Newarkhttp://www.andromeda.rutgers.edu/~ncpp/cdgp/about.htmlThe project operates at Rutgers-Newark's National Center for Public Productivity(NCPP). The project's goal is to create and disseminate curricular resources inperformance measurement for schools of public administration and other organizationsthat train people for public service careers in city and county governments. The resourcesencompass the lessons learned from Sloan Foundation funded projects around the countrythat are dedicated to developing and fostering lasting processes that involve communitystakeholders in assessing performance and in influencing how government services canbe made more responsive to community needs and priorities.Keywords: citizen-driven government performance, curricular resources, case teaching20