{"product_id":"the-fiscal-crisis-of-the-steven-d-gold-9780878405756","title":"The Fiscal Crisis of the States: Lessons for the Future","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs the federal government has cut back its support for domestic services, state governments increasingly have been forced to assume a leadership position. In this book, prominent experts describe and analyze how state governments in the 1990s have coped with fiscal stress through changes in tax and spending policies, as well as through attempts to \"reinvent government\" by abandoning long-established policies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an era when state budgets verge on the brink of deficit, state governments face the difficult task of reconciling the public's wish for low taxes with its desire for increased services--better schools, improved health systems, more prisons. This volume provides both a comparative overview of the fifty states as they try to meet conflicting needs and incisive case studies of six states with a reputation for being national leaders--California, Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Minnesota. It explores how much substance there is to claims that states were successful in developing innovative policies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Fiscal Crisis of the States draws upon research to analyze what is really happening in the state capitols. Boiling down the diverse experiences of various states into a number of important lessons, this book will be a valuable resource for academics, policymakers, and public administrators, as well as the general reader, to understand the reality of state fiscal policies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven D. Gold\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0878405755\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780878405756\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Georgetown University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 406\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 5.93w x 0.93d","brand":"Steven D. Gold","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47036570894591,"sku":"9780878405756","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_69d9b7b8-7e68-4e75-b3d2-a91ca276b7c8.jpg?v=1752637976","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-fiscal-crisis-of-the-steven-d-gold-9780878405756","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}