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Illinois Government Research no. 47 1978: Illinois Municipalities: Where have all the voters gone?

Walter, Oliver; Karnig, Albert

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Title
Illinois Government Research no. 47 1978: Illinois Municipalities: Where have all the voters gone?
Author(s)
  • Walter, Oliver
  • Karnig, Albert
Issue Date
1978-11
Keyword(s)
  • Illinois government
  • State government
Date of Ingest
2008-12-06T16:52:52Z
Abstract
Politicians often lament the declining importance of local government in the United States. They point to an ever-growing, more inclusive federal government as evidence of the passing of government at the grassroots level. But judging by statistics from the last twenty years, Illinois municipalities, at least, can hardly be considered dead or even slightly ill. Thanks to the home rule provisions of the new constitution and to increased revenue from sources such as the state income tax and the federal revenue sharing programs, city governments are more active than ever before.
Publisher
Institute of Government and Public Affairs. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Series/Report Name or Number
Illinois Government Research, no. 47 (November 1978)
ISSN
0195-7783
Type of Resource
text
Genre of Resource
Working / Discussion Paper
Language
en
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