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"Underfunded pension liabilities threaten the fiscal stability of many cities. While Detroit's bankruptcy has dominated the headlines, the problem is widespread. With ongoing battles in many localities, policymakers are increasingly turning their attention to the legacy issues surrounding...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Wachter, Susan M. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]
Series:City in the twenty-first century book series
Subjects:
Municipal finance > United States
Municipal government > Officials and employees > Pensions > United States
Municipal government > Officials and employees > United States > Pensions
Municipal government > United States
Municipal officials and employees > Pensions > United States
Municipal finance
Municipal government
Municipal government > Officials and employees
Municipal officials and employees
Municipal officials and employees > Pensions
Pensions
United States
Table of Contents:
  • Preface / Susan M. Wachter
  • Foreword / Richard Ravitch
  • Why city pension problems have not improved, and a roadmap forward / Joshua D. Rauh
  • The law and politics of municipal pensions / Amy B. Monahan
  • Erosion of the foundation of municipal finance / D. Roderick Kiewiet and Mathew D. McCubbins
  • Conclusion: a call for transparency / Robert Inman and Susan M. Wachter
  • Preface / Susan M. Wachter
  • Foreword / Richard Ravitch
  • Why city pension problems have not improved, and a roadmap forward / Joshua D. Rauh
  • The law and politics of municipal pensions / Amy B. Monahan
  • Erosion of the foundation of municipal finance / D. Roderick Kiewiet and Mathew D. McCubbins
  • Conclusion: a call for transparency / Robert Inman and Susan M. Wachter

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