Rebuilding the foundations : a special report on state and local public works financing and management
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1990-03-01
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TRIS Online Accession Number:00602616
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NTL Classification:NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION;NTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION;NTL-ECONOMICS AND FINANCE-Alternative Finance;NTL-ECONOMICS AND FINANCE-Funding;NTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-PLANNING AND POLICY;
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Abstract:In 1988, prompted by the many national studies calling for more investment in
public works infrastructure, Congress asked the Office of Technology Assessment
(OTA) to evaluate how technologies, management, and financing could improve
public works and make them more efficient and productive. From the outset,
OTA planned to review State and local public works management and finance to
spotlight issues that needed attention. The review produced so much practical
and useful information that a decision was made to publish the results early in
1990 for use by the 101st Congress in this special report. Several intertwined
issues quickly came to dominate OTA's discussions with State and local public
works officials. As this report documents, the concerns centered on how to raise
more money for upgrading and maintaining public works, how to enhance public
works, and how to preserve the community environment and quality of life. Local
officials focused on the complex tasks of resolving conflicts among these issues
in a controversy-ridden and politically charged arena. State representatives
highlighted the steps they have already taken to increase support for
localities. This special report also outlines the roles of Federal, State, and
local governments and points to avenues for strengthening the intergovernmental
structure for managing and financing public works. The link in this record
leads to a Table of Contents for this document in hypertext that will allow the
user to view in .pdf format the entire document (131p., 5206K) or selected
sections.
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