Policy Briefs
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Letter to Treasury Regarding Housing Finance Reform
A Framework for Reforming Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Housing Finance System
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Comparing Private Sector and Government Worker Salaries
Public sector offers ironclad job security and greater pension benefits
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Improving the Economies and Business Climates In Struggling Cities
Examining how taxes, red tape, eminent domain and occupational licensing prevent economic growth
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Ten Steps to Brings Jobs and Businesses Back to Cleveland and Other Big Cities
Reducing crime and taxes, improving zoning laws and adding transparency can spur growth
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Rejuvenating Urban America Through Land Use and Housing Policy Reform
Cleveland Case Study
Policy Brief 91 -
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Local Government Privatization 101
Separating fact from fiction, privatization trends and the services that should be privatized
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Ten Privatization Opportunities for Cleveland
Hopkins Airport, parking facilities and solid waste operations are prime privatization candidates
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Fix the Schools
Close failing schools, open charter schools and replicate great schools
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Ten Ideas to Fix Cleveland’s Schools
Turn failing schools into charters, empower parents and principals
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No More iPhones: How Network Neutrality Threatens Wireless Broadband Innovation
What FCC net neutrality regulations will mean to your cell phone
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Savings for San Diego
Outsourcing to Reduce Costs and Improve Services
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Building Maintenance and Management Outsourcing Opportunities
How San Diego and other cities can reduce the costs of facility management
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Vehicle Fleet Maintenance/Management Outsourcing Opportunities
How San Diego and other cities can reduce the costs of vehicle fleet maintenance and management services
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The Future of Too Big to Fail and Bailouts
A comparison of the two plans to overhaul financial services regulation in the 21st Century
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Trends In Public and Contracted Government Services From 2002 to 2007
Privatization and outsourcing by local governments
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Taxpayer’s Guide to the Stimulus
Where is all that stimulus money going?
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California’s May 2009 Special Election
Analyzing the Propositions and Offering Alternatives for Real Reform
Policy Brief 79
