Zusammenfassung Understanding Municipal Fiscal Health provides an in-depth assessment of the fiscal health of cities throughout the United States. 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 studiescomplete with discussion questionsto 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 Foreword to Municipal Case Studies 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

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Craig S. Maher is a full professor and current director of the School of Public Administration at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, United States.

Sungho Park is an assistant professor of public policy and administration in the Department of Political Science at the University of Alabama, United States.

Bruce D. McDonald III is an associate professor of public budgeting and finance at North Carolina State University, United States.

Steven C. Deller is a professor of agricultural and applied economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, and a community economic development specialist with its Division of Extension.

Klappentext

Understanding Municipal Fiscal Health provides an in-depth assessment of the fiscal health of cities throughout the USA.

Inhalt

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 Foreword to Municipal Case Studies 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