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Showing 1 to 20 of 41 for “"state and local government"”.
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Financing state and local government public employee retirement systems : problems and perspectives.
… Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning.
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Federal, state, and local government interactions in the administration of wetland protection measures in Virginia
… is to determine the effectiveness of Federal, state and local government interactions in administration of tidal wetland protection measures in Virginia. Federal protection for wetlands is authorized by the Clean Water Act [33 U.S.C.A. 1251 et seq. (1986), as amended (Supp. 1987)] and the …
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Viešojo administravimo plėtros strategijos įgyvendinimas Tauragės rajone /
… management, innovative public services, e-government. It was found that the strategy has helped to modernize and rationalize the state and local government institute and institutional structure, planning, organization and coordination of communications, to establish a reliable control of …
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Illinois: Today and Tomorrow, a Study of Utilization and Factors That Come Between Dissemination and Utilization
Between 1977 and 1978, the Illinois: Today and Tomorrow survey was conducted. Its purpose was to provide decision-makers and planners in state and local government with information about what Illinois residents saw as problems with and priorities for their communities and state. It was hoped that …
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Creating A Student-Centered Safety And Bullying Prevention Program: A Change Leadership Pla
… <p>The change plan focuses on the leaders’ roles and responsibilities and what causes them to be placed in situations that require them to adapt or change. The change can cause them to react, think or perform differently. But, when leaders have to make changes that will impact an entire system, …
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An analytical perspective for policy studies in intergovernment financial relations in Australia
… in a multi-level hierarchical system of government. In outlining how the entanglements of intergovernmental financial relations can be quantified, reference is made to the specific impact of Commonwealth funding on State and local government financial behaviour, and to the general impact …
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An analytical perspective for policy studies in intergovernment financial relations in Australia
… in a multi-level hierarchical system of government. In outlining how the entanglements of intergovernmental financial relations can be quantified, reference is made to the specific impact of Commonwealth funding on State and local government financial behaviour, and to the general impact …
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Preliminary Assessment of Statutory Compliance of 4A and 4B Economic Development Corporations in Texas with the Development Corporation Act of 1979
… preliminary assessment of compliance of Texas 4A and 4B economic development corporations against the Development Corporation Act of 1979. This research reviews scholarly literature to examine the definition, theories and process of economic development. This paper evaluates the economic …
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Destroying old myths while building development : lessons from the Sisal Region
In 1996, the Brazilian Government implemented the Child Labor Eradication Program - PETI, a conditional cash transfer program aimed at reducing child labor by paying a stipend to families who send their working children to an extended day program. After 12 years, PETI has had its most successful …
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Retrofitting for resilience
This thesis explores the incentives and barriers to retrofit single-family and small multi-family homes in Boston, in response to the city's declared goal of reaching carbon neutrality by 2050 while protecting citizens from extreme weather events induced by climate change. Considering small …
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A comparison of sources of revenue in selected black and white institutions of higher education from 1971 through 1979
… with seventy-six predominantly white colleges, and the basis of control (public or private), Carnegie classification, size, and geographic location, were arranged into two groups. Public comprehensive colleges, both black and white, were identified as group 1. Private liberal arts colleges, both …
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A study of revenues and expenditures in community colleges grouped by size, control, and curricular balance
… three pertinent characteristics (size, control, and curricular balance) to the distribution of revenues by source and expenditures by function in community colleges. It was hypothesized that there would be no statistically significant differences among community colleges grouped by size, control, …
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Green Promises, Grey Realities: The Politics of Park Provision in Sydney
… Sydney, Australia, amid shifting urban density and land uses. As the city intensifies through both brownfield and greenfield development, the ability of planning systems to deliver accessible, functional open space is under increasing strain. Despite the growing policy emphasis on liveability …
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Distinctive Competence: The Role of Virginia Attorney General Opinions in State and Local Governance
The devolution and judicialization movements of the past thirty years have dramatically changed the nature and structure of state-federal governmental relations. States and localities are now playing a larger role in the implementation and delivery of basic government services. Many state …
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Gettin Out of the Projects: An Examination of the Relocation Experiences of Seven Adolescents Formerly Residing in the Robert Taylor Homes
… who formerly resided in the Robert Taylor Homes and relocated during the years of its demolition which was initiated by the HOPE VI legislation and the Chicago Housing Authority's Plan for Transformation. I will specifically look at the personal, educational and social effects of relocating to …
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National and state policies and the prevalence of adult obesity: A 30 year trend analysis in the United States
… reducing incidence of chronic diseases, and financial burdens on healthcare systems. Most of the existing literature on the effect of nutritional and taxation policies on obesity uses specific short timeframes or cross-sectional data. To fill the gaps in the literature, this study …
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An investigation of the factors that influence electronic information sharing between state and local agencies
… study investigates the factors that influence local government participation in electronic information sharing with state agencies. Although electronic information sharing has the potential to help government agencies to increase productivity and performance, improve policy-making and provide …
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The taxpayer as reformer: 'Pocketbook politics' and the law, 1860--1940
<p>Taxes and the citizens' tax burden have always been at the hub of American politics. This dissertation opens up consideration of taxpayers as political and legal actors, who saw paying taxes as a source of political legitimacy and empowerment. It examines the powerful connection between …
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Invisible Suburbs: Privatized Growth in Suburban Metropolitan Denver, 1950-2000
<p>This dissertation studies the causes and effects of rapid and uncoordinated suburban growth in metropolitan Denver, Colorado after the Second World War. The region experienced sprawling, low-density residential development on its periphery despite a powerful wave of anti-growth sentiment and …
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