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State and local pensions [[electronic resource] ] : what now? / / Alicia H. Munnell



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Autore: Munnell Alicia Haydock Visualizza persona
Titolo: State and local pensions [[electronic resource] ] : what now? / / Alicia H. Munnell Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2012
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (266 p.)
Disciplina: 331.25/291352130973
Soggetto topico: Local officials and employees - Pensions - Law and legislation - United States
Local officials and employees - Pensions - United States
State governments - Officials and employees - Pensions - Law and legislation - United States
State governments - Officials and employees - Pensions - United States
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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 Cover
Sommario/riassunto: In 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...
Titolo autorizzato: State and local pensions  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-283-57925-1
9786613891709
0-8157-2413-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910785786003321
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