The effects of war on the national budget may be viewed historically, philosophically or analytically. The federal grantswire and foundation grant guidelines list topics for meaningful research studies. A comparison of a few different national economies during the world wide recession would allow the researcher to contrast and compare the effectiveness of national public administration policy. Centralized British medicine appears to cost less than health care options in the United States, but what is the actual cost, the cost of lives lost and the benefits and risks of public medicine? What are national policies for resolving public debt?
Endless public administration research papers can be written about national security. International freight is now regulated with a list of cargo within a truck or ship enumerated in a typed manifest (list of contents). The manifest is transmitted to the port or border guards. Cargo cannot cross international borders unless the border or customs guards hold a copy of the manifest. The U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) developed high-tech radiation detectors from transistors at Penn State. The newly developed transistors detect, identify and measure radiation. These graphene transistors may be effective at national borders and in ports. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), signed by the United States, Canada and Mexico in 1992, removed tariffs on goods produced and sold within North America. NAFTA resolves trade disputes and reconciles trade deficits among Canada, Mexico and the United States while preserving national security.
Endless new and old public administration topics regarding war, unprecedented new weapons and the effects of war on an economy are good subjects for research papers in many disciplines. Robotics in modern weapons of mass destruction select and direct the weapon to specific targets. Laser scopes have a three mile range and magnify images six times. Laser scopes allow the soldier or police officer to see three miles in the dark and through fog. Diplomacy is an integral part of modern war. The costs of war, the effects of war on residents in countries where war is fought and in the countries waging war are all good subjects for public administration research papers.
Endless possibilities for public administration research papers surround the United Nations solution to the problems of underdeveloped countries and global warming in 2011. China, the European Union (EU), the Umbrella Group, the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), the least developed countries (LDCs) and the African Group were represented at a convention on global warming in Bonn, Germany. The United Nations Kyoto protocol promotes the development of environmentally sound renewable energy technology. Technology agreements and regulations were signed to promote social development and end poverty in the developing countries. The Kyoto protocol agreed to develop renewable energy in underdeveloped countries as it is implemented in the developed countries.