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Donald Axelrod

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Donald Axelrod
Born(1916-01-15)January 15, 1916
DiedMarch 15, 1999(1999-03-15) (aged 83)
TitleProfessor
SpouseSelma Sachs (m. 19??-1999; his death)[1]
Children2
Academic work
InstitutionsState University of New York, Albany
Rockefeller Institute of Government

Donald Axelrod (January 15, 1916 – March 16, 1999) was Professor Emeritus and former chairman of the Department of Public Administration & Policy at the University at Albany (SUNYA). Axelrod also served as director of the Public Enterprise Project of the Rockefeller Institute of Government.[2]

Career

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Axelrod retired in 1971 from the New York State Office of the Budget as assistant state budget director after a 26-year career in public administration. He also served as a consultant to several foreign governments, including Turkey and Thailand, and was the author of several books, including Budgeting for Modern Government and Shadow Government: The Hidden World of Public Authorities. He was a member of the American Society of Public Administration.[3]

Death

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Axelrod died on March 16, 1999, at his home in Slingerlands, New York, after a long battle with cancer, aged 83. His immediate survivors were his wife, Selma (née Sachs; November 4, 1916 — January 9, 2009) and two children.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Obituary: Selma Axelrod, legacy.com. Accessed July 27, 2023.
  2. ^ Kirkus Review article on Axelrod's Shadow Government
  3. ^ Obituary: Donald Axelrod, albany.edu. April 21, 2023. Accessed July 28, 2023.
  4. ^ Obituary for Mrs. Selma Axelrod, albany.edu. Accessed July 27, 2023.
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