The municipal financial crisis : a framework for understanding and fixing government budgeting / Mark Moses.

City governments are going bankrupt. Even the ones that arent are often stuck in financial chaos. It is easy to blame pensions, poor leadership, or a bad economy. But the problems go much deeper. With decades of experience in local government, author Mark Moses showcases the inside world of the city...

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Main Author: Moses, Mark (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2022]
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1 : Train Wreck Spotting (The Municipal Financial Crisis Is Here)
  • Chapter 2: Inside City Budgeting
  • Chapter 3: What City Government Does and What City Government Is
  • Chapter 4: Why City Council Decisions Go Wrong
  • Chapter 5: Failed Financial Analysis
  • Chapter 6: Budget Non-Solutions (Why Conventional Budget Solutions Fail)
  • Chapter 7: More Non-Solutions (Further Misguided Attempts to Achieve Financial Stability)
  • Chapter 8: Zero based Activity Scoping (A New Solution)
  • Chapter 9: Whither City Government .