Indictment Could Bolster State Bid to Take Over Atlanta Airport

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Georgia Persons, professor of pubic policy was quoted in “Indictment Could Bolster State Bid to Take Over Atlanta Airport” in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, March 6.

Excerpt:

But not everyone was convinced new leadership would translate into an improved ethical climate.

If the state gained control of Hartsfield-Jackson, “You’d have different people who make the decision as to who gets the contracts, and you’d have probably different people getting the contracts,” said Georgia Persons, a professor at Georgia Tech’s School of Public Policy.“ You wouldn’t solve a problem.”

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The School of Public Policy is a unit of Georgia Tech's Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.

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Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, School of Public Policy

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Atlanta airport, Georgia Persons, airport corruption, airport state takeover
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  • Created By: Rebecca Keane
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  • Created On: Mar 22, 2019 - 11:31am
  • Last Updated: Mar 22, 2019 - 11:37am