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Name: Popular Government back issue: Vol. 74, No. 2, Winter 2009 |
See links to online articles from this issue below.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
COVER ARTICLE
Voter-Owned Elections in North Carolina: Public Financing of Campaigns
Philip G. Rogers, Carl W. Stenberg, and Sarah J. Waterman
Remember that check-off choice on your federal and state income tax forms: Do you want to contribute x dollars to a public fund to finance political campaigns? Yes ___ No ___ What are the pros of public financing? What are the cons? What is the future for public financing of campaigns in North Carolina?
FEATURE ARTICLES
A Revolution in Responsibilities of North Carolina Governments
Michael L. Walden
Five legislative acts of recent years affect the responsibilities and the finances of North Carolina counties and the state. An economics professor examines the ramifications for county budgets and transportation choices.
Using Economic Development Incentives: For Better or for Worse
Jonathan Q. Morgan
States and localities that aggressively use incentives in the “job wars” may win big—but at what cost and toward what end? Does a government give more than it gets in recruiting businesses? Popular Government offers a practical assessment of the pros and the cons of common incentives.
Ten Common Misconceptions about Eminent Domain
Charles A. Szypszak
Is eminent domain a newly created power? May governments unilaterally decide what to pay for property that they take by eminent domain? The answers to these and related questions may be surprising to people who have no experience with this governmental power.
DEPARTMENTS
NC Journal
- School Faces Budget Challenges
- School Prepares Issue Papers for Perdue’s Transition Groups
- New Online Resource Available for LME Board Members
- School Hosts Webinar on New Neighborhood Stabilization Program
- Local Government Supports Better Coordination among Nonprofits
- Clerks’ Institute Marks Thirty Years
At the School
- School Faculty Train 82nd Airborne Division in Local Government
- Hunt and Joyner Honored
- Media Design Studio Increases Teaching and Learning Options
- Registers of Deeds Honor Szypszak
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