About the Author

Wallace Rogers lives in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He manages a consulting business that specializes in organizing, evaluating, and building the capacity of local governments in developing countries. His projects have been funded by the National Endowment for Democracy, the United States Agency for International Development, the Asian Development Bank, New Zealand’s Agency for International Development, and Great Britain’s Department for International Development. He has worked in Afghanistan, Iraq, Eastern Europe, and the Pacific. He taught government and public administration at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and was elected and served as president of Eau Claire’s city council (mayor).