| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 302 pages) : illustrations. |
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text file |
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American governance and public policy series
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American governance and public policy.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Local government financial condition and fiscal stress -- Financial decision making in municipal government -- Suburban fiscal governance -- Fiscal threats and opportunities : what creates fiscal stress and munificence -- Financial problem solving : tools for managing threats and opportunities -- Financial problem solving : tools for managing financial condition -- Municipal fiscal health : practice, governance, and policy. |
| Summary |
Managing the Fiscal Metropolis: The Financial Policies, Practices, and Health of Suburban Municipalities is an important book. This first comprehensive analysis of the financial condition, management, and policy making of local governments in a metropolitan region offers local governments currently dealing with the Great Recession a better understanding of what affects them financially and how to operate with less revenue. Hendrick's groundbreaking study covers 264 Chicago suburban municipalities from the late 1990s to the present. In it she identifies and describes the primary factors and eve. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Local finance -- Illinois -- Chicago Metropolitan Area -- Case studies.
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Local finance. |
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Illinois -- Chicago Metropolitan Area. |
| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Subject |
Local government -- Economic aspects.
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Local government -- Economic aspects. |
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Local government. |
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County services -- Economic aspects.
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County services. |
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Municipal services -- Economic aspects.
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Municipal services -- Economic aspects. |
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Municipal services. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Case studies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hendrick, Rebecca Martin. Managing the fiscal metropolis. Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, ©2011 9781589017764 (DLC) 2011006194 (OCoLC)704907677 |
| ISBN |
1589017900 (electronic book) |
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9781589017900 (electronic book) |
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9781589017764 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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1589017765 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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