TY - JOUR
T1 - Local government fiscal reform
T2 - Principles and options for the future
AU - Bartle, John R.
AU - Greenberg, Ronald L.
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - U.S. local governments in the 1980s were under increasing fiscal stress. The fiscal outlook is not particularly bright because of projected rapid growth of certain expenditures and the slow growth of most local revenue sources. Potentially major changes in fiscal responsibilities at the federal and state levels may call for local government fiscal reform in the future. This article uses a case study of Broome County, New York, to illustrate the difficulties local governments face and then suggests a series of revenue reforms that can enhance equity, efficiency, revenue productivity, and administrative simplicity.
AB - U.S. local governments in the 1980s were under increasing fiscal stress. The fiscal outlook is not particularly bright because of projected rapid growth of certain expenditures and the slow growth of most local revenue sources. Potentially major changes in fiscal responsibilities at the federal and state levels may call for local government fiscal reform in the future. This article uses a case study of Broome County, New York, to illustrate the difficulties local governments face and then suggests a series of revenue reforms that can enhance equity, efficiency, revenue productivity, and administrative simplicity.
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U2 - 10.1080/01900699908525444
DO - 10.1080/01900699908525444
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85071210750
SN - 0190-0692
VL - 22
SP - 1631
EP - 1657
JO - International Journal of Public Administration
JF - International Journal of Public Administration
IS - 11-12
ER -