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Executive Summary: The Municipal Government Debt Crisis

John Nothdurft –
Sheila Weinberg –
December 4, 2012
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While many studies have analyzed the current debt level of the federal government and to alesser extent that of state governments, there has been little research on county and municipal debt. This report seeks to begin to fill that void, starting with Cook County, Illinois.