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We describe the pension plan features of the states and the largest cities and counties in the U.S. Unlike
in the private sector, defined…
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Hosni Mubarak's promise this week to initiate constitutional reform in Egypt and then step down at the end of his presidential term in…
Little empirical work exists measuring if interagency collaborations delivering public services produce better outcomes, and none looking…
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Efforts to green the building industry are strongly linked to
performance metrics such as Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (…
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