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The future of public undergraduate education in California
In: Higher education for the 21st century
In: MR 561
The Financial Diaries: How American Families Cope in a World of Uncertainty by JonathanMorduch and RachelSchneider, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2017, 248 pp., $27.95
In: Journal of policy analysis and management: the journal of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Band 36, Heft 4, S. 957-959
ISSN: 1520-6688
The Development of Counties as Municipal Governments: A Case Study of Los Angeles County in the Twenty-First Century
In: Urban affairs review, Band 37, Heft 4, S. 575-591
ISSN: 1552-8332
Counties in the twenty-first century are enigmatic hybrids of state and local government. Behaving sometimes as agents of state government, sometimes as county governments, and increasingly as municipal governments, urban counties are becoming more relevant as deliverers of urban services. Studies of county government have long recognized two roles of counties: as service delivery arms of state government and as local governments. More recently, analyses of county activities have pointed to increasing involvement in the delivery of services typically left to cities, particularly in urbanized areas. The rise of counties' municipal services role deserves greater attention. Using a two-year, in-depth analysis of Los Angeles County, the authors examine the extent to which L.A. County has increased its municipal presence. They find that this municipal, or urban, services role comprises a significant portion of Los Angeles County's activities and takes several distinct forms.
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CROSS‐COUNTRY LESSONS ABOUT FRACKING: A REVIEW OF THE SHALE DILEMMA1The Shale Dilemma: A Global Perspective on Fracking and Shale Development, edited by ShantiGamper‐Rabindran, Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2018, 472 pp., $45.00, hardcover
In: Journal of policy analysis and management: the journal of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Band 38, Heft 1, S. 282-287
ISSN: 1520-6688