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G84-727 Financing State And Local Government In Nebraska -- An Overview (Revised March 1992), A.L. (Roy) Frederick
G84-727 Financing State And Local Government In Nebraska -- An Overview (Revised March 1992), A.L. (Roy) Frederick
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
This is one of a series of NebGuides on financing state and local government. This publication provides an overview of key trends and issues.
Government's primary purpose is to provide public services. In the United States these services are provided by federal, state and local units of government. Sometimes one entity has full responsibility for providing for a common need, as the federal government does for national defense. Often, however, responsibilities are shared, as in public education.
A wide array of public services are provided because citizens have asked for them. Sometimes it is a minority of citizens who have …