Public Pensions and City Solvency

Author:   Susan M. Wachter
Publisher:   University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN:  

9780812248265


Pages:   120
Publication Date:   03 February 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Susan M. Wachter
Publisher:   University of Pennsylvania Press
Imprint:   University of Pennsylvania Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.281kg
ISBN:  

9780812248265


ISBN 10:   0812248260
Pages:   120
Publication Date:   03 February 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Foreword —Richard Ravitch Chapter 1. Why City Pension Problems Have Not Improved, and a Roadmap Forward —Joshua D. Rauh Chapter 2. The Law and Politics of Municipal Pensions —Amy B. Monahan Chapter 3. 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 Notes List of Contributors References

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Cities and states in America are facing fiscal stress in historic proportions... This book will help the public to elect officials who deal with these issues responsibly so that our grandchildren are not burdened with the obligation to pay for the benefits our generation has been so fortunate to have enjoyed. -Richard Ravitch, from the Foreword


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Susan M. Wachter is the Albert Sussman Professor of Real Estate and Professor of Finance, The Wharton School; Professor of City and Regional Planning, School of Design; and Co-Director, Penn Institute for Urban Research, at the University of Pennsylvania.

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