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Smolski Texts

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Economic policy

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Full-Text Articles in Public Administration

Providence's Unending Quest For Cash, Chester Smolski Jun 1993

Providence's Unending Quest For Cash, Chester Smolski

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"The mayor of Providence has a big problem. How can he balance a budget that addresses the needs of an increasingly large number of people, yet deal with a declining tax base that is less able to pay for theses extra services?"


Who Are Nation's Poor? Census Pores Over Stats, Chester Smolski Jun 1989

Who Are Nation's Poor? Census Pores Over Stats, Chester Smolski

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"A wise old Englishman once said, 'The governments are keen on gathering statistics; they collect them, add them and raise them to the nth power, but you must never forget that in the first instance they are given by the village watchman who just puts down what he damn well pleases.'"


Taking Steps To Solve The Country's Housing Woes, Chester Smolski Feb 1988

Taking Steps To Solve The Country's Housing Woes, Chester Smolski

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"The problems of housing in today's America force us to look back almost a quarter of a century in time to the Great Society era, for it was during this period that some of the most progressive and far-reaching housing legislation in this nation was enacted."


Energy Conservation For Cities And States, Chester Smolski Feb 1980

Energy Conservation For Cities And States, Chester Smolski

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"During this winter season the 68 percent increase in the price of fuel oil has made us painfully aware of our dependance on foreign oil."