The Tools of Government

The Tools of Government
Author: Odus V. Elliott
Publisher: OUP Us
Total Pages: 682
Release: 2002-02-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0195136659

The new tools of public action have come to rely heavily on third parties - private businesses, nonprofit organisations, and other levels of government - for their operation. The Tools of Government is a comprehensive guide to the operation of these tools and to the management, accountability, policy, and theoretical issues they pose.

Budget of the United States Government Fiscal Year

Budget of the United States Government Fiscal Year
Author: Office of Management & Budget
Publisher: Office of Management & Budget
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2007-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780160775086

Contains the Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Message of the President and information on the President's budget and management priorities, and budget overviews organized by agency.

State and Local Government Debt: An Analysis

State and Local Government Debt: An Analysis
Author: Steven Maguire
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 29
Release: 2011
Genre:
ISBN: 1437985459

This report first provides a broad overview of state and local government finances and how these governments incorporate borrowing into their budgets. The second section reports data on state and local government debt and how that debt has changed over time. This section includes a comparative analysis of these debt parameters for each state. The third section discusses different economic perspectives on the use of debt by governments and if governments are intrinsically biased toward borrowing more than is considered economically optimal. The discussion provides background for Congress as it deliberates potential changes in the oversight of the primary and secondary markets for state and local government debt.

State and Local Financial Instruments

State and Local Financial Instruments
Author: Johnson, Craig L.
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2021-11-09
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1800370938

The ability of a nation to finance its basic infrastructure is essential to its economic well-being in the 21st century. This second edition of State and Local Financial Instruments covers the municipal securities market in the United States from the perspective of its primary capital financing role in a fiscal federalist system, where subnational governments are responsible for financing the nationÕs essential physical infrastructure.

The Oxford Handbook of State and Local Government Finance

The Oxford Handbook of State and Local Government Finance
Author: Robert D. Ebel
Publisher: OUP USA
Total Pages: 1057
Release: 2012-03-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780199765362

This handbook evaluates the persistent problems in the fiscal systems of state and local governments and what can be done to solve them. Each chapter provides a description of the discipline area, examines major developments in policy practices and research, and opines on future prospects.