Backgrounder: Public Works Function in Self-Government
Alternate Title
Good Public Works Management in First Nations Communities
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Institute on Governance
Timeline of significant events, government policies, and resistance movements in the United States from 3000 BC through to 2020.
Goal of project is to support self-sufficiency and economic growth, improve fiscal capacity to govern while managing risk, increase transparency and accountability, and clarify governments' responsibility for service provision. Contains links to eight chapters and project summary.
Topics include ownership of beds and shores, water rights, water quality, and enforcement of rights.