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New perspectives on state government fiscal challenges /

"In this book, nineteen experts examine topics ranging from constitutional reform and debt fatigue to fiscal rules and zero-based budgeting. Together, these contributions inform a multifaceted, nuanced argument for the need to formalize spending restraint and redefine state debt to include unfu...

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Group Author: Poulson, Barry Warren, 1937- (Editor); Merrifield, John, 1955- (Editor)
Published: Lexington Books,
Publisher Address: Lanham, MD :
Publication Dates: [2023]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Finance, Public > United States > States.
Local finance > United States.
Intergovernmental fiscal relations > United States.
State governments > United States.
Finance, Public > U.S. states
Intergovernmental fiscal relations.
Local finance.
State governments.
United States.
Summary: "In this book, nineteen experts examine topics ranging from constitutional reform and debt fatigue to fiscal rules and zero-based budgeting. Together, these contributions inform a multifaceted, nuanced argument for the need to formalize spending restraint and redefine state debt to include unfunded liabilities"--
Carrier Form: ix, 292 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781666932034
1666932035
Index Number: HJ275
CLC: F817.127
Call Number: F817.127/N532
Contents: Introduction / John Merrifield and Barry Poulson -- State debt and liabilities : a holistic approach / Thurston Powers -- U.S. state debt defaults and constitutional reform in historical perspective / Jeremy Horpedahl -- Pension liability stress for state governments / Thomas Savidge -- Preparing state finances for a time of crisis / Olivia Gonzalez -- Debt fatigue in the states : red states, blue states, and zombie states / John Merrifield and Barry W. Poulson -- Budget stabilization funds / Gary A. Wagner and Erick M. Elder -- Anti-aid provisions in state constitutions / Matthew Mitchell, Jonathan Riches, Veronica Lucero, and Anne Philpot -- Competition, networks, and public-private partnerships : contributions to state governance / Austill Stuart -- Extending zero-based budgeting to zero-based regulation / James Broughel -- Government growth, institutional erosion, and the fiscal squeeze : Nebraska as a case study / Michael D. Thomas and Diana W. Thomas -- Fiscal federalism and state budgeting / Chris Edwards -- Give people a vote that counts, and they will vote for fiscal responsibility / Dwight Lee -- Florida's fiscal conservatism / Randy G. Holcombe.

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