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Housing Issues In Boston: Guidelines For New Policy And Program Perspectives, Joseph S. Slavet, Boston Urban Observatory, University Of Massachusetts Boston

Boston Urban Observatory Publications

Urban stagnation and turbulence, the roller-coaster trends In the national and local economy and the vicissitudes of national, state and local public policies have left their mark on Boston's residential neighborhoods and housing markets.

Boston's response to the new opportunities of public policy during the sixties and seventies was to take full advantage of urban renewal, assis ted-housing production and housing rehabilitation. Large-scale activities reshaped the occupancy patterns and market strengths of residential neighborhoods. By mid-1975, however, except for continuing growth in the City's subsidized housing stock, Boston's housing future looked bleak. There was pervasive evidence of a growing housing …

Evaluation Of City Of Boston Fair Housing Programs: The Final Report, Boston Urban Observatory, University Of Massachusetts Boston

Boston Urban Observatory Publications

The City of Boston's 3-year Pair Housing Plan (1981-83) identifies the following six goals for achieving greater freedom of choice in housing for its minority residents: 1) To improve the delivery of services relative to the enhancement of freedom of choice to all minorities in Boston as they relate to fair housing; 2) To increase enforcement of fair housing laws; 3) To increase public safety and security to assure equal access throughout the City of Boston; 4) To Increase the participation of all minorities and low-and moderate-income people in all City of Boston housing programs; 5) To increase low-cost housing …

The Massachusetts Fiscal System: Structure And Performance, Padraig O'Malley, Raymond G. Torto

Center for Studies in Policy and the Public Interest Publications

On November 4, 1980 the citizens of Massachusetts, by a vote of 59% to 41%, resoundingly endorsed a tax reduction plan known as Proposition 2 1/2. All communities in the Commonwealth were faced with an immediate reduction in their local revenues due to the immediate cut in the excise tax that Proposition 2 1/2 called for, and up to 130 communities will have to implement a 15% reduction in their tax levies for FY 1982.

Already there are protestations from many local officials that they cannot make the required tax cuts without severely reducing the level of local services. The …

A Fact Book On Proposition 2 1/2, Padraig O'Malley

Center for Studies in Policy and the Public Interest Publications

In this age of inflation many tax reduction plans have been proposed throughout the nation. This November Massachusetts voters will vote on Proposition 2 1/2 - a tax reduction proposal sponsored by a coalition of citizens.

This booklet describes the costs and benefits of Proposition 2 1/2 in an objective way, so that you can make an informed decision when you cast your vote. The University of Massachusetts' Center for Studies in Policy and the Public Interest and the Massachusetts Cooperative Extension Service believe that when you have access to unbiased information you will make better decisions and participate more …

State Plans Inventory, Maine State Planning Office

Maine Collection

State Plans Inventory

Maine State Planning Office, Comprehensive Planning Assistance Divsion

Augusta, Maine (December, 1978).

"The preparation of this report was financially aided by a 701 Comprehensive Planning Assistance grant fro the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development."

Contents: Letter of Transmittal / Introduction / State Plans Inventory / Indices of State Plans / Tables

Statutory Provisions Of The Fifty States Relating To Save Harmless Legislation And Legislated Authority To School Corporations For The Purchase Of Liability Insurance, Kenneth Thomas Murray

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Purpose. This paper is a comprehensive collection of statutes of the fifty states relating to save harmless legislation and legislated authority for school corporations to purchase liability insurance for themselves and/or their officers and employees. These protective statutes have become necessary as the doctrine of governmental immunity for school corporations has slowly eroded. Not only can school corporations and their employees be held liable for damages resulting from tort, but for some offenses school board members can be held personally liable for damages to be paid from their own pockets. Procedures. The collection of statutes at the Indiana University Law …

Nova University Professional Education For Mid-Career Managers In Government By Samuel Humes 1978, Nova University

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice College Archive

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Substandard Housing And The Cost Of Providing Housing-Related Services, David Podoff, Daniel A. Primont, Louis Esposito, Boston Urban Observatory, University Of Massachusetts Boston

Boston Urban Observatory Publications

Designed as a comparative undertaking by the National League of Cities (NLC) , this study is officially entitled "National Research Agenda Project No. 5: Substandard Housing and the Cost of Providing Housing-Related Services." A similar study was carried out by the urban observatories in Denver and Nashville. According to the study scope of services, the NLC was interested in the cost of "a wide variety of local government activities ... required to support and service urban housing," and how these costs "are affected by housing quality, housing location, age and type of structures. ..." It was also suggested that attention …

Municipal Manpower Policies For The City Of Boston: Guidelines For The Seventies, Boston Urban Observatory, University Of Massachusetts Boston

Boston Urban Observatory Publications

This report on municipal manpower in the City of Boston is one of a series of Urban Observatory studies designed to improve the effectiveness of City policies and programs. Focusing on the City's requirements for administrative, professional and technical staff, the study examines current patterns and problems, identifies existing strengths and weaknesses, and offers a number of recommendations aimed at upgrading municipal performance by expanding the cadres of qualified staff. While the findings identify serious deficiencies, they also point to opportunities for effecting substantial change over the next decade. In particular, the study points to the potentially large attrition of …

Book Reviews, Ralph F. Fuchs, Thomas Christy Chapin, Schuyler W. Jackson, John A. Bauman, Kenneth S. Carlston, Laurens H. Rhinelander, Mortimer M. Caplin, Clifford C. Alloway, Charles H. Livengood Jr., Albert R. Beisel Jr.

Journal of Legal Education

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Book Review. Stein, H. (Ed.), Public Administration And Policy Development: A Case Book, Ralph F. Fuchs

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Book Review. Waldo, D., The Administrative State: A Study Of The Political Theory Of American Public Administration, Ralph F. Fuchs

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Legal Education And Public Administration, Ralph F. Fuchs

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Some Aspects And Implications Of The Report Of The Attorney General's Committee On Administrative Procedure, Ralph F. Fuchs

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Book Review. Regional Plan Of New York And Its Environs Vol. Ii, Frank Edward Horack

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Ley Del Servicio Civil De Cuba De Enero 18 De 1909, Cuba

Cuban Law

Han sido dos las ideas generadoras de la Ley: organizar en carrera especial, el servicio activo y permanente de la administración civil e independizar, hasta donde fuere posible, de la influencia política, la Administración. Sobre estos dos pensamientos fundamentales se desenvuelve el articulado de la Ley.