Economics of State and Local Government

Name: Economics of State and Local Government
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ISBN: 9780275939373

ISBN-10: 0275939375

ISBN-13: 9780275939373

Edition: 1992

Authors: Henry Raimondo

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While nearly everyone in the United States pays careful attention to the federal government in Washington, it's the state and local officials and bodies who are generally providing education, protecting the environment, caring for AIDS patients, financing affordable housing, and putting police and firefighters on the streets. In this text, Henry Raimondo gives these local governments some of the notice they are due, examining why state and local public finance has assumed such an important role in domestic fiscal policy matters. Traditional topics such as the theories of taxation and intergovernmental grants are combined with numerous overlooked subjects to reveal the dynamic and complex…

Book details

List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Publication date: 11/21/1991
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Introduction


The Regional Economies of the United States


The Federal System in the United States


The Journey from Private Markets to Fiscal Federalism


State and Local Government Public Service Responsibilities and Expenditures Financing


public Elementary and Secondary Education


State and Local Taxation in a Federal System


Property Taxes Sales Taxes Personal Income Taxes


Nontax Revenues: User Charges and Gambling Revenues Spending, Taxes, and the Distribution of Personal Income Grants-in-Aid System


Index


References