What is it about?
California's controversial property tax law, Proposition 13, is considered one of the most significant tax revolts in American history. Comparable tax revolts proceeded to spread throughout the United States leading to decreased public service budgets. Given fiscal constraints, local government and library management were pushed to reset priorities, rethink operations, and learn a new activism. This struggle left many lessons from which the library community can learn.
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Why is it important?
One will find value in this work if he or she has concern for activism, budgets, government funding, initiatives, libraries, propositions, referendums, and/or taxes.
Perspectives
This book details how the people can take back power from the government through activism. Further, it provides a framework for libraries and other government entities regarding personnel and service decisions given dire fiscal constraints.
Author Charles Israel Guarria
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This page is a summary of: Chapter 4 2000–2010: Good Times Bad Times in California and Countrywide, November 2018, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/978-1-78769-017-220181004.
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