While school construction may increase New Jersey’s debt load, this infrastructure-rebuilding program generates jobs and taxes and bolsters the economy. A study conducted by the Rutgers Center for Urban Policy Research and the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development showed that $1 billion spent on school construction results in thousands of full-time jobs and many millions of dollars in state and local taxes.
Restrepo-Mieth Analyzes Colombia’s Municipal Water Affordability Programs
Municipal Water Affordability Programs Absent a National Mandate: A Comparative Analysis of Volumetric Allowances in Colombia Abstract Municipal volumetric allowances improve the affordability of water services for low-income individuals. But what characterizes...