Fiscal Health for Local Governments

Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-0-12-354751-4
Verlag: William Andrew Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 271 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 450 g

Fiscal Health for Local Governments offers a how-to approach to identifying and solving financial problems. Its principal selling point lies in its assumptions: instead of using the vocabulary and research agendas of economist, finance scholars, and political scientists, it will appeal to readers who lack sophisticated knowledge in these areas and nevertheless need practical advice.

The book stems from the Fiscal Health Education Program, an applied economics program at the University of Minnesota. It uses three measures of fiscal health - financial condition, trend analysis, and financial trend monitoring system - as the basis for advocating particular fiscal strategies.

The book examines the tools that can be used to assess the condition of a local government's fiscal health and some of the policy causes or remedies for certain situations, as well as some of the strategies governments can pursue to maintain and improve health.

It will serve as a primer for readers interested in understanding financial processes and alternatives, and as a practical guide for those who need access to fiscal measurement tools.

Zielgruppe

Academics and students working in budget and finance areas in the fields of public administration, public affairs, government, political science, accounting, planning, and policy analysis; budget managers in small and medium-sized cities and rural municipalities, almost exclusively in the US.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Honadle, Beth Walter

Cigler, Beverly

Costa, James M.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen Unternehmensfinanzierung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Öffentliche Finanzwirtschaft, Besteuerung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Kommunal-, Regional-, und Landesverwaltung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensfinanzen Finanzierung, Investition, Leasing

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Why Fiscal Health Matters; Fiscal Health Literature; Macro Trends Affecting Local Governments; Financing Trends and Options; Alternative Service Delivery Options; Tools for Analyzing Local Fiscal Health; Case Studies; Fiscal Effects of Local Government Boundary Adjustments; Practical Strategies for Local Fiscal Health; Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

By Beth Walter Honadle, Beverly Cigler and James M. Costa