How does racism and racial inequality manifest in contemporary markets? Leveraging
insights from the sociology of race and economic sociology, I highlight how ratings and …

The literature on tax and expenditure limitations (TELs) is extensive and continues to grow
as the impact of these institutional constraints on fiscal and economic outcomes continues to …

One of the difficulties faced in the effective and efficient management of public organizations
is the understanding of when the organization is showing symptoms of financial distress …

Understanding Municipal Fiscal Health provides an in-depth assessment of the fiscal health
of cities throughout the United States. The book examines the tools currently available to …

We examine the extent to which public corruption influences the tax structure of American
states. After controlling for other tax structure influences, we find that states with greater …

A growing concern among municipal officials across the United States is that their
policymaking capacity is under attack by state legislatures who are increasingly likely to …

Recent fiscal condition literature has been attentive to the consistency between subjective
measures of local fiscal condition based on public officials' perceptions and their objective …

Objectives There is abundant research on crime contributors but not the cost of crime to
society. In this article, we fill the gap in the literature by studying how crime affects …

Governments frequently use financial incentives to encourage the creation, expansion, or
relocation of businesses within their borders. Research on financial incentives gives little …

Local governments consider a wide range of policies to increase resilience in the face of
myriad risks and employ a variety of tactics to communicate about these policies to external …