Council-manager conflict and cooperation in times of fiscal distress
By: PYNES, Joan E
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Contributor(s): SPINA, Steve.
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ArticlePublisher: Georgia : Carl Vinson Institute of Government of the University of Georgia, 2009State and Local Government Review 41, 3, p. 208-215Abstract: State and local governments are in the midst of trying times. Revenues have not kept up with the demands for public services. Governments across the country are cutting back services and in some cases laying off public employees and contracting out their responsabilities. This exploratory study looks at the strategies used to balance budgets and the relationship between elected officials and appointed managers during times of fiscal distress.
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State and local governments are in the midst of trying times. Revenues have not kept up with the demands for public services. Governments across the country are cutting back services and in some cases laying off public employees and contracting out their responsabilities. This exploratory study looks at the strategies used to balance budgets and the relationship between elected officials and appointed managers during times of fiscal distress.
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