Download or read book Revenue Sharing and Local Government Modernization written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book States Responsibilities to Local Governments written by National Governors' Conference. Center for Policy Research and Analysis and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Handbook of Local Government Administration written by Gargan and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1996-10-11 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This theoretically and experientially grounded reference provides a complete overview of the principles and applications of government administration and management practices in the local public sector. Written by over 25 distinguished academics and professionals with substantial experience as practitioners and consultants of administrative operations to local governments, the book covers the effects of environmental conditions on local administrators and management techniques to administration in different types of local government. It helps readers reduce research time by presenting advanced materials on local government administration and management in a single source.

Download or read book Local Government and the States written by David R. Berman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers an overview of the legal, political, and broad intergovernmental environment in which relations between local and state units of government take place, the historical roots of the conflict among them, and an analysis of contemporary problems concerning local authority, local revenues, state interventions and takeovers, and the restructuring of local governments. The author pays special attention to local governmental autonomy and the goals and activities of local officials as they seek to secure resources, fend off regulations and interventions, and fight for survival as independent units. He looks at the intergovernmental struggle from the bottom up, but in the process examines a variety of political activities at the state level and the development and effects of several state policies. Berman finds considerable reason to be concerned about the viability and future of meaningful local government.

Download or read book Critical Issues in State local Fiscal Policy written by Scott R. Mackey and published by National Conference of State Legislatures. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States is undergoing a transition as state governments reclaim responsibilities that the federal government had assumed earlier in the century. Sorting out which governmental body should take charge of various services is the subject of this report. It focuses on two critical issues in the relationship between state and local governments: which level of government should finance services, and which level of government should deliver those services. Delegating governmental responsibilities presumes that a more fundamental question has been answered--whether government should provide the service at all--has been considered and answered affirmatively. The following five principles constitute a framework for sorting out responsibilities between state and local governments: (1) provide the clearest possible separation of responsibility between state and local governments; (2) assign program responsibility to the lowest possible level of government unless there is an important reason to do otherwise; (3) consider the fiscal effects of state mandates on local governments; (4) assume state responsibility for programs where uniformity or statewide benefits will result; and (5) provide state financial assistance to local governments that have the lowest capacity to raise their own revenue. Case studies are included to illustrate each principle. Principle 1 covers "The Special Case of Education" (p.5). (RJM)

Download or read book Budgeting for Local Governments and Communities written by Douglas Morgan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-19 with total page 789 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Budgeting for Local Governments and Communities is designed as the primary textbook for a quarter or semester-long course in public budgeting and finance in an MPA programme. Many currently available texts for this course suffer from a combination of defects that include a focus on federal and state budgeting, a lack of a theoretical governance framework, an omission of important topics, and typically a lack of exercises and datasets for student use. Budgeting for Local Governments and Communities solves all of these problems. The book is exceptionally comprehensive and well written, and represents the efforts of veteran authors with both teaching and real-world experience. Key Features: Special Focus on Local Government Budgeting: focuses exclusively on budgeting at the local levels of American government, which are responsible for spending 40 percent of the taxes collected from citizens. Integration of Theory and Practice: teaching cases and chapters capture the "lessons learned" by professional practitioners who have extensive experience in making local public budgeting work on the ground. Polity Approach to Local Budgeting: presents an introduction to local budgeting as the central political activity that integrates the resources of the community into a unified whole. Budgeting is presented as governance work, rather than as a unique set of skills possessed by analysts and financial specialists. Legal, Historical, Economic and Moral Foundations of Local Government Budgeting: provides readers with an understanding of how the structures and processes of local budgeting systems are firmly tethered to the underlying core values, legal principles and historical development of the larger American federal, state and local political systems. Electronic Datasets and Budgeting Exercises: the text includes access to extensive electronic datasets and practice exercises that provide abundant opportunities for students to "learn through doing." Extensive Glossary and Bibliography: covers terms on the history and practice of local public budgeting.

Download or read book Local Government Revenues and Services After the Great Recession written by Yunji Kim and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theories of fiscal federalism argue a decentralized system of governance increases efficiency because local governments can tax and spend according to local preferences. However, local governments are constrained by state policy, demography, and economy and these constraints increased during the Great Recession. How do these constraints shape local government choices and what are the implications for a federalist system? This dissertation uses two national studies and a single-state case study to explore the space for local government choices after the Great Recession. The first paper uses national survey data of US municipalities in 2012 to examine how service provision level and delivery methods are related to local stress and capacity, controlling for community need and place characteristics. Probit regressions show local governments use alternative revenue sources and service delivery methods (privatization and cooperation) to maintain services. The second paper uses 2012 Census of Governments data for 2,396 cities in metropolitan areas to explore how state policy, demography, and local context shape dependence on two important own-source revenues: property taxes and charges. OLS regression results show property tax dependence is higher in places with more capacity, while charges dependence is higher in places with more stress. The third paper uses a case study of New York State to explain how politics shape local government choices. Focus group interviews with local officials show a state-driven narrative of inefficient local governments pressures local governments to maintain services without adequate revenues. The State can shift costs to local governments, while citizens think they can enjoy the same services with lower taxes. The consequences are expenditure cuts across the board and lack of long-term planning. These findings challenge the basic precepts of fiscal federalism regarding efficiency and transparency. This dissertation advances a theory of pragmatic municipalism whereby local governments work within their constraints and try to maintain their role as service-providers. However, this is not a sustainable strategy and the imbalance between local power and responsibilities remain. Under the current system, state level governments can shift fiscal stress to the local level and use the miscommunication between local governments and citizens for political gains. ...

Download or read book In Brief State and Local Roles in the Federal System written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book State and Local Government written by Ann O'M. Bowman and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An abridged version of the larger "State and Local Government text, the Essentials edition offers an option for instructors interested in incorporating outside readings or who teach on a quarter system. The text focuses on the increased capacity of state and local government roles in the federal system, offering a perspective on history and the current political climate. The up-to-date, comprehensive coverage fosters student interest and involvement in state and local politics.Relevant web sites and Internet resources are included at the end of every chapter.The comprehensive coverage includes information on the structure of individual government systems.The briefer format of the text provides a less expensive option and more accessible material for non-major students.

Download or read book Revenues and Responsibilities written by California. Legislature. Senate. Committee on Local Government and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Property Tax and Local Autonomy written by Michael E. Bell and published by Lincoln Inst of Land Policy. This book was released on 2010 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the issues and consequences of a declining property tax base with respect to local government autonomy. Some of the nation's leading scholars provide their views on how the property tax effects intergovernmental relations, local autonomy, and education finance. --from publisher description

Download or read book Devolving Federal Program Responsibilities and Revenue Sources to State and Local Governments written by United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Revenue Sharing Facts for Local Governments written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Local Public Fiscal and Financial Governance written by Brian Dollery and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-06-01 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive treatment of traditional as well as newer topics in local public, fiscal and financial management principles and practices. It covers traditional topics of local public management, local revenue administration with special emphasis on property tax administration, local budgeting and accounting, and methods of capital finance. Newer topics covered include political economy of local government, fiscal rules for local fiscal discipline, local government integrity and performance accountability, and municipal mergers and inter-municipal cooperation based upon relative importance and political, fiscal and administrative autonomy of local governments. The treatment is non-technical and suitable for a wide variety of audiences including scholars, instructors, students, policy advisors, and practitioners.

Download or read book The Role of Local Government in Economic Development written by Jonathan Q. Morgan and published by Unc School of Government. This book was released on 2009 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report discusses the findings from a mail survey of local government economic development activities that was sent to all 540 municipalities and 100 counties in North Carolina. An important part of the analysis examines whether cities and counties differ significantly in their economic development efforts and whether smaller jurisdictions employ different types of development strategies and tools than larger ones. The survey findings also highlight the barriers that local governments face in promoting economic development and identify important technical assistance needs and gaps in local capacity.

Download or read book Local Budgeting written by Anwar Shah and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2007 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Local budgeting serves important functions that include setting priorities, planning, financial control over inputs, management of operations and accountability to citizens. These objectives give rise to technical and policy issues that require open discussion and debate. The format of the budget document can facilitate this debate. This book provides a comprehensive treatment of all aspects of local budgeting needed to develop sound fiscal administration at the local level. Topics covered include fiscal administration, forecasting, fiscal discipline, fiscal transparency, integrity of revenue administration, budget formats, and processes including performance budgeting, and capital budgeting.

Download or read book Local Government in North Carolina written by Gordon P. Whitaker and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: