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Development Lending To Municipalities By The World Bank Group, Asheesh Bhalla
Development Lending To Municipalities By The World Bank Group, Asheesh Bhalla
Asheesh Bhalla
The World Bank Group has recently shifted its development lending policies to have a greater focus on lending to municipalities and developing financial institutions and systems of market creation at the local level. The author reviews this policy shift, and the consequences of such policy changes on local government institutions and law.
Widener Law Analysis: Share Pain Or Deal With Bankruptcy, Juliet Moringiello, Michael Hussey
Widener Law Analysis: Share Pain Or Deal With Bankruptcy, Juliet Moringiello, Michael Hussey
Michael Hussey
No abstract provided.
Widener Law Analysis: Share Pain Or Deal With Bankruptcy, Juliet Moringiello, Michael Hussey
Widener Law Analysis: Share Pain Or Deal With Bankruptcy, Juliet Moringiello, Michael Hussey
Juliet M Moringiello
No abstract provided.
Supreme Court § 1983 Decisions-October 2008 Term, Martin A. Schwartz
Supreme Court § 1983 Decisions-October 2008 Term, Martin A. Schwartz
Martin A. Schwartz
No abstract provided.
Supreme Court Section 1983 Developments: October 1998 Term, Martin A. Schwartz
Supreme Court Section 1983 Developments: October 1998 Term, Martin A. Schwartz
Martin A. Schwartz
No abstract provided.
Section 1983 In The Second Circuit, Martin A. Schwartz
Section 1983 In The Second Circuit, Martin A. Schwartz
Martin A. Schwartz
No abstract provided.
Ensuring Public Trust At The Municipal Level: Inspectors General Enter The Mix, Patricia E. Salkin, Zachary Kansler
Ensuring Public Trust At The Municipal Level: Inspectors General Enter The Mix, Patricia E. Salkin, Zachary Kansler
Scholarly Works
Although federal, state and local government officials are subject to applicable codes of ethical conduct and are under the jurisdiction of ethics enforcement agencies created pursuant to these laws, ethics oversight agencies are limited in the breadth and scope of covered activities. With an increase in reported allegations of corruption, particularly at the local government level, this article explores the addition of the audit function, through inspectors general, to ensure greater transparency and accountability of public officials.
The article begins with a very brief historical overview of the emergence of the inspector general concept in Europe and its adoption in …
Social Networking And Land Use Planning And Regulation: Practical Benefits, Pitfalls And Ethical Considerations, Patricia E. Salkin
Social Networking And Land Use Planning And Regulation: Practical Benefits, Pitfalls And Ethical Considerations, Patricia E. Salkin
Scholarly Works
This article explores how social networking sites have been used or might be used in the land use context. Part I focuses on the use of social networking for land use planning and zoning. It includes a discussion of the pros and cons of the use of social networking sites to present public information and to gather public input and invite general participation in the process, as well as to provide notice to the public of forthcoming government decision-making. This section offers concrete examples of how this technology is currently being used in the land use context. Part II focuses …
Municipal Predatory Lending Regulation In Ohio: The Disproportionate Impact Of Preemption In Ohio's Cities, Brett Altier
Municipal Predatory Lending Regulation In Ohio: The Disproportionate Impact Of Preemption In Ohio's Cities, Brett Altier
Cleveland State Law Review
Whether in the case of predatory lending or other issues that will differ from location to location, municipalities should continue to protect their cities by exercising their power under the Home Rule Amendment to enforce regulations not in direct conflict with Ohio law. Even though the Framers of the Home Rule Amendment intended to protect municipal power by ensuring that only those ordinances in actual conflict would be voided, Ohio courts have denied municipalities their Home Rule police power by applying a conflict by implication test, contributing to the housing crisis still plaguing Ohio's cities. While Ohio courts have made …
Who Killed The Hybrid Car? State And Local Green Incentive Programs After Metropolitan Taxicab V. City Of New York, Jonathan Skinner
Who Killed The Hybrid Car? State And Local Green Incentive Programs After Metropolitan Taxicab V. City Of New York, Jonathan Skinner
Publications
Unnecessarily broad preemption ruling under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act discourages other states and municipalities from pursuing innovative, environmentally beneficial policies.