LEADER 03283nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910785786003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-57925-1 010 $a9786613891709 010 $a0-8157-2413-6 035 $a(CKB)2670000000241541 035 $a(EBL)1013434 035 $a(OCoLC)830170539 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000711852 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11955976 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000711852 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10694033 035 $a(PQKB)10285569 035 $a(OCoLC)811407693 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse19422 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1013434 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10597660 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL389170 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1013434 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000241541 100 $a20120716d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aState and local pensions$b[electronic resource] $ewhat now? /$fAlicia H. Munnell 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cBrookings Institution Press$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (266 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8157-2412-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront 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 Cover 330 $aIn 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... 606 $aLocal officials and employees$xPensions$xLaw and legislation$zUnited States 606 $aLocal officials and employees$xPensions$zUnited States 606 $aState governments$xOfficials and employees$xPensions$xLaw and legislation$zUnited States 606 $aState governments$xOfficials and employees$xPensions$zUnited States 615 0$aLocal officials and employees$xPensions$xLaw and legislation 615 0$aLocal officials and employees$xPensions 615 0$aState governments$xOfficials and employees$xPensions$xLaw and legislation 615 0$aState governments$xOfficials and employees$xPensions 676 $a331.25/291352130973 700 $aMunnell$b Alicia Haydock$0122985 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910785786003321 996 $aState and local pensions$93794352 997 $aUNINA