03283nam 2200637Ia 450 991078578600332120200520144314.01-283-57925-197866138917090-8157-2413-6(CKB)2670000000241541(EBL)1013434(OCoLC)830170539(SSID)ssj0000711852(PQKBManifestationID)11955976(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000711852(PQKBWorkID)10694033(PQKB)10285569(OCoLC)811407693(MdBmJHUP)muse19422(Au-PeEL)EBL1013434(CaPaEBR)ebr10597660(CaONFJC)MIL389170(MiAaPQ)EBC1013434(EXLCZ)99267000000024154120120716d2012 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrState and local pensions[electronic resource] what now? /Alicia H. MunnellWashington, D.C. Brookings Institution Pressc20121 online resource (266 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8157-2412-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Cover; Inside Flap; Title Page; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; State and Local Pensions: From the 1970's to Today; The Discount Rate and Other Accounting and Funding Issues; Why Are Some Plans in Trouble and Others Not?; Are Public Plans Budget Busters?; Are Public Employees Overpaid or Underpaid?; Do Defined Contribution Plans Have a Role in the Public Sector?; Making State and Local Pensions Better; References; Index; Back CoverIn the wake of the financial crisis and Great Recession, the health of state and local pension plans has emerged as a front burner policy issue. Elected officials, academic experts, and the media alike have pointed to funding shortfalls with alarm, expressing concern that pension promises are unsustainable or will squeeze out other pressing government priorities. A few local governments have even filed for bankruptcy, with pensions cited as a major cause. Alicia H. Munnell draws on both her practical experience and her research to provide abroad perspective on the challenge of state a...Local officials and employeesPensionsLaw and legislationUnited StatesLocal officials and employeesPensionsUnited StatesState governmentsOfficials and employeesPensionsLaw and legislationUnited StatesState governmentsOfficials and employeesPensionsUnited StatesLocal officials and employeesPensionsLaw and legislationLocal officials and employeesPensionsState governmentsOfficials and employeesPensionsLaw and legislationState governmentsOfficials and employeesPensions331.25/291352130973Munnell Alicia Haydock122985MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785786003321State and local pensions3794352UNINA