Vietnamese refugees fleeing the fall of South Vietnam faced a paradox. The same guilt-
ridden America that only reluctantly accepted them expected, and rewarded, expressions of …

Local governments in many countries experience fiscal distress, making it a worldwide
phenomenon. For years, many of the local authorities in Israel have been coping with …

This article examines the effect of the prior fiscal conditions of local government authorities
in Israel on subsequent development in two major areas: education and employment. The …

Legalized gambling has spread like wildfire through the United States, with only Hawaii and
Utah still prohibiting all of its forms. The reason? Gambling has become the method of …

Although philosophers debate the morality of open borders, few social scientists have
explored what would happen if immigration were no longer limited. This book looks at three …

Overtown, once the center of African American life in Miami, lost 40% of its population when
Interstate 95 was built through the heart of the community in the 1960s. Even though a …

This study aims to examine the role of revenues in reducing the fiscal distress of local
governments in Indonesia. A problem that is being widely tested is the potential for financial …

Partnerships between government and community-based actors and organizations are
considered the hallmark of contemporary governance arrangements for the revitalization …

Fiscal stress has spurred city governments to search for ways to reduce costs. Human
resource professionals and municipal budget officers have been searching for ways to …

In this article, I analyze civic culture in Miami and demonstrate the ways in which this civic
culture shapes policy making in two different areas: economic development and public …