The Fiscal Health of U.S. Cities

ISBN-13: 9781439854716 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 200 str.

Craig S. Maher; Steven C. Deller

Opis

An in-depth assessment of the fiscal health of cities throughout the U.S., this text examines the tools currently available to cities for designing a revenue structure, measuring fiscal condition, 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 post strong fiscal conditions. It also includes a CD with forecasting techniques and calculators. This authors go beyond simple theory to use actual financial, demographic and TEL data from the newly available Government Financial Officers Association survey.

Spis treści

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  Appendix A: Pros and Cons of the Census Bureau's Survey of State and Local Government Finances  Appendix B: Selected Benchmarks