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State and Local Pensions
What Now?
Draws on the author's practical experience and her research to provide a broad perspective on the challenge of state and local pensions. Alicia H. Munnell shows that the story is big and complicated and cannot be viewed through a narrow prism such as accounting methods or the role of unions.
ISBN-13: 9780815734147 (Paperback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: BROOKINGS INSTITUTION
Alicia H. Munnell
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Local release date: 12/09/2012
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Categories: Central government policies [JPQB]Regional government [JPR]Political economy [KCP]Taxation [KFFD1]Personal finance [VSB]Retirement [VSR]USA [1KBB]

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The Daley Show
Inside the Transformative Reign of Chicago's Richard M. Daley
"You have to have passion. You have to have honesty in office. You have to love the people." Those words summed up the outlook, if not always the actions, of Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. Elected to govern a city roiled by racial and economic crises, Daley adroitly wielded the tools of power in the rough-and-tumble world of Chicago politics. ......
ISBN-13: 9780252046193 (Hardback)
Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
Imprint: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
Forrest Claypool, David Axelrod
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Local release date: 09/12/2024
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Categories: Biography: historical, political & military [BGH]History of the Americas [HBJK]Political science & theory [JPA]Political leaders & leadership [JPHL]Regional government [JPR]Local history [WQH]USA [1KBB]North Central & Mid-West states [1KBBN]

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The Education Mayor
Improving America's Schools
In 2002, the No Child Left Behind Act rocked America's schools with new initiatives for results-based accountability. This work takes a critical look at mayoral control of urban school districts, beginning with Boston's schools in 1992 and examining more than 100 school districts in 40 states.
ISBN-13: 9781589011793 (Paperback)
Publisher: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PRESS
Kenneth K. Wong, Francis X. Shen, Dorothea Anagnostopoulos, Stacey Rutledge
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Local release date: 21/11/2007
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Categories: Education [JN]Regional government [JPR]USA [1KBB]

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The Expanding Role of State and Local Government in US Foreign Affairs
Internationally, two trends are occurring: countries are becoming more integrated economically - and in some cases politically - but power is devolving from national to regional and local governments. Earl Fry explores the forces behind the rise of state and local influence in foreign affairs.
ISBN-13: 9780876092224 (Paperback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: BROOKINGS INSTITUTION
Earl H. Fry
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Local release date: 30/08/1998
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Categories: Political structure & processes [JPH]Central government [JPQ]Regional government [JPR]International relations [JPS]

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The House That Madigan Built
The Record Run of Illinois' Velvet Hammer
Michael Madigan rose from the Chicago machine to hold unprecedented power as Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. In his thirty-six years wielding the gavel, Madigan outlasted governors, passed or blocked legislation at will, and outmaneuvered virtually every attempt to limit his reach. Veteran reporter Ray Long draws on four decades ......
ISBN-13: 9780252088254 (Paperback)
Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
Imprint: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
Ray Long, Charles N. Wheeler III
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Local release date: 04/06/2024
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Categories: Biography: historical, political & military [BGH]History of the Americas [HBJK]Political leaders & leadership [JPHL]Regional government [JPR]Local history [WQH]USA [1KBB]North Central & Mid-West states [1KBBN]

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The House That Madigan Built
The Record Run of Illinois' Velvet Hammer
ISBN-13: 9780252044472 (Hardback)
Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
Imprint: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
Ray Long, Charles N. Wheeler III
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Local release date: 30/04/2022
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Categories: Biography: historical, political & military [BGH]History of the Americas [HBJK]Politics & government [JP]Political leaders & leadership [JPHL]Regional government [JPR]Local history [WQH]USA [1KBB]North Central & Mid-West states [1KBBN]

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The Political Economy of Special-Purpose Government
Over the years local governments across America have increasingly turned specialized functions over to autonomous agencies. This book offers a comprehensive examination of the causes and consequences of special-purpose governments in more than 300 metropolitan areas in the United States.
ISBN-13: 9780878407538 (Paperback)
Publisher: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PRESS
Kathryn A. Foster
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Local release date: 01/09/1999
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Categories: Political science & theory [JPA]Regional government [JPR]Political economy [KCP]USA [1KBB]

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The Rebirth of Urban Democracy
In an era when government seems remote and difficult to approach, participatory democracy may seem a hopelessly romantic notion. Yet nothing is more crucial to the future of American democracy than to develop some way of spurring greater citizen participation.
ISBN-13: 9780815709275 (Paperback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: BROOKINGS INSTITUTION
Jeffrey M Berry, Ken Thomson, Kent Portney
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Local release date: 19/01/1993
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Categories: Urban communities [JFSG]Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies [JPFF]Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies [JPFK]Political structures: democracy [JPHV]Regional government [JPR]USA [1KBB]

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The True Size of Government
This book addresses a seemingly simple question: Just how many people really work for the federal government? Official counts show a relatively small total of 1.
ISBN-13: 9780815752653 (Paperback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: BROOKINGS INSTITUTION
Paul C. Light
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Local release date: 16/09/2011
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Categories: Central government [JPQ]Regional government [JPR]USA [1KBB]

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State and Local Pensions

What Now?

The Daley Show

Inside the Transformative Reign of Chicago's Richard M. Daley

The Education Mayor

Improving America's Schools

The Expanding Role of State and Local Government in US Foreign Affairs

The House That Madigan Built

The Record Run of Illinois' Velvet Hammer

The House That Madigan Built

The Record Run of Illinois' Velvet Hammer

The Political Economy of Special-Purpose Government

The Rebirth of Urban Democracy

The True Size of Government

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What Now?

Inside the Transformative Reign of Chicago's Richard M. Daley

Improving America's Schools

The Record Run of Illinois' Velvet Hammer

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