Add to ORKGWhat can policy makers learn from the fiscal experience of New York during the 1980s? By most measures, the state went from a position of fiscal strength in the early 1980s to fiscal crisis by the end of the decade. In their analysis of demographic, social, economic, and fiscal patterns, Roy Bahl and William Duncombe show that the lack of long-term fiscal planning and short-term discipline were the root causes of the turnabout. They call for greater use of both, as well as tax reforms that will better reflect the changing reality of local and state economies
Forty-nine of the U.S. states have balanced budget requirements, and every state acts as though boun...
A study of New York City’s tax system finds that over the past three decades, the system has become ...
Wealthy individuals and big businesses have benefited dramatically from reduced taxes and increased ...
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A study of 134 Rhode Island programs, administered during the state\u27s budget crisis in the fiscal...
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We analyze the behavior of state revenues since the early 1950s to determine the severity of the rev...
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This essay argues that under the current system of American state and local government funding schem...
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Between 1977 and 1997, real government spending in New York and New Jersey rose more than 40 percent...
After the Miracle documents the factors that have shaped the recent political debate in Massachuset...
There is no single cause of the state fiscal crises at the beginning of the 21st century. The requir...
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2009.Ca...
An examination of how increased turnover among legislators in the fifty U.S. states affects fiscal p...
Forty-nine of the U.S. states have balanced budget requirements, and every state acts as though boun...
A study of New York City’s tax system finds that over the past three decades, the system has become ...
Wealthy individuals and big businesses have benefited dramatically from reduced taxes and increased ...
The fiscal problem of large cities was as prominent a policy issue in the 1960s and 1970s as it was ...
A study of 134 Rhode Island programs, administered during the state\u27s budget crisis in the fiscal...
In the wake of the most recent U.S. recession, both New York State and New Jersey have faced multibi...
We analyze the behavior of state revenues since the early 1950s to determine the severity of the rev...
Most observers have attributed the fiscal crises that have affected many of our major urban centers ...
This essay argues that under the current system of American state and local government funding schem...
This article argues that the recent financial difficulties of New York City, Cleveland and other fin...
Between 1977 and 1997, real government spending in New York and New Jersey rose more than 40 percent...
After the Miracle documents the factors that have shaped the recent political debate in Massachuset...
There is no single cause of the state fiscal crises at the beginning of the 21st century. The requir...
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2009.Ca...
An examination of how increased turnover among legislators in the fifty U.S. states affects fiscal p...
Forty-nine of the U.S. states have balanced budget requirements, and every state acts as though boun...
A study of New York City’s tax system finds that over the past three decades, the system has become ...
Wealthy individuals and big businesses have benefited dramatically from reduced taxes and increased ...