1st Edition

Economic Growth and Fiscal Planning in New York

By Roy Bahl Copyright 2006
355 Pages
by Routledge

335 Pages
by Routledge

335 Pages
by Routledge

In an era of federal deficits and struggling municipalities, states have emerged as the most significant governmental actors. But state governments face the major challenge of fiscal planning in the midst of economic change. Roy Bahl and William Duncombe tackle this challenge head-on. Using New York as a case study, they identify looming dangers for state revenue and expenditure planning.Bahl and... Read more
Introduction; 1: New York’s Economy in the 1980s; 1: Population; 2: Employment; 3: Personal Income; 2: New York’s Fiscal Performance and Health; 4: The Public Sector in New York in the 1980s; 5: Explaining Government Growth in New York; 6: Fiscal Health and Responsiveness; 3: New York’s Finances in the 1990s; 7: Violence in the Home; 8: Conclusions

Biography

William Duncombe