The book examines the tools currently available to cities for designing a revenue structure, measuring fiscal conditions and measuring fiscal health. It explains how artificial policies such as tax and expenditure limitations influence fiscal policies, and how communities can overcome socioeconomic and state-policy barriers to produce strong fiscal conditions. The authors go beyond simple theory to analyze patterns of fiscal health using actual financial, demographic and TEL data from an accurate data source, the Government Financial Officers Association survey. The book offers a solid basis of empirical evidence including quantitative case studies—complete with discussion questions—to help practitioners better understand the environment in which they are functioning and the policy tools they need to help advocate for change.

This book teaches the reader the science and art of municipal financial analysis, and will be invaluable for local and state officials, analysts, and students and researchers.

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Yes, you can access Understanding Municipal Fiscal Health by Craig S. Maher, Sungho Park, Bruce D. McDonald III, Steven C. Deller in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politics & International Relations & Politics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher

Routledge

Year

2023

ISBN

9781000845136

Edition

Topic

Politics & International Relations

Subtopic

Politics

Index

Politics & International Relations

Cover
Endorsements
Half Title
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Author Biographies
Acknowledgments
1 Introduction
2 Inputs: Municipal Fiscal Environments
3 Outputs: Municipal Fiscal Trends
4 Outcomes: Measuring Fiscal Health
5 Outcomes: Measuring Fiscal Stress
6 Outcomes: Municipal Fiscal Condition Trends
7 Policy Actions: Municipal Responses to Fiscal Stress
8 Policy Actions: State Responses to Municipal Fiscal Stress
9 Case Study of Flint, Michigan
10 Case Study of Wichita, Kansas
11 Case Study of North Lauderdale, Florida
12 Case Study of Havelock, North Carolina
13 Case Study of Commerce, California
14 Academic and Professional Approaches to Financial Condition Analysis
15 Conclusions and Lessons Learned
Appendix A: Pros and Cons of the Census Bureau’s Survey of State and Local Government Finances
Appendix B: Selected Benchmarks
Bibliography
Index