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Sustaining the states: the fiscal viability of American state governments
| Content Provider | CRC Press eBooks |
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| Editor | Rubin, Marilyn M. Willoughby, Katherine G. |
| Spatial Coverage | United States |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Abstract | "Preface The United States provides a classic example of a bottom-up system of federalism. It was created in 1787 when representatives of the then 13 colonies convened to ratify a constitution under which both the central government and the states would be sovereign entities. Within certain constitutional and statutory constraints, state governments thus (1) develop and execute their budgets without review and modification by the federal government, (2) determine their own revenue structures and levels and types of expenditures, and (3) borrow and manage debt. The U.S. system stands in contrast with nearly all other top-down nation-states in which the established central government constitutionally or legislatively assigns expenditure responsibilities and revenue raising authority to subnational units of government.* State fiscal decisions have a significant impact on this nation's economy. Together, with their more than 90,000 local governments, states account for almost 12 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) and 60 percent of all government expenditures. |
| File Format | |
| ISBN | 9781466555426 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Subscribed |
| Subject Keyword | Budget States Finance, Public State governments |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Book |
