| Running in the Red: The Political Dynamics of Urban Fiscal Stress Contributor(s): Rubin, Irene S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0873955641 ISBN-13: 9780873955645 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 1983 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Affairs & Administration |
| Dewey: 352.109 |
| LCCN: 81009329 |
| Series: Suny Series on Urban Public Policy |
| Physical Information: (0.82 lbs) 171 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This case study of a politically reformed, middle-sized Midwestern city provides a model of fiscal stress that contrasts sharply with that of America's vast metropolitan centers. Dr. Rubin examines the interaction of social, political, and economic causes of the city's predicament. She then goes on to analyze the specific factors that solved the city's problems over a six-year period. Finally, she offers a self-correcting mechanism that would allow a city to save itself from financial trouble without direct state or federal assistance. This study suggests that local political factors were even more important than national factors in contributing to the city's fiscal stress. It also brings into question the theory that generosity to the poor creates urban fiscal stress and that giving less to the poor will solve urban financial problems. |