The Oxford Handbook of State and Local Government Finance - Hardcover

 
9780199765362: The Oxford Handbook of State and Local Government Finance

Synopsis

This Handbook evaluates the persistent problems in the fiscal systems of state and local governments and what can be done to solve them

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About the Author

Robert D. Ebel is Visiting Professor of Economics at the University of the District of Columbia and Chair of the Steering Committee of the Local Government and Public Sector Service Initiative. He is also a member of the IMF Panel of Experts/Fiscal Affairs Division. For the period 2006-2009 he served as Deputy Chief Financial Officer for Revenue analysis and Chief Economist for the Washington, DC government. Prior to joining the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, he was a Senior Fellow at joint Urban Institute/Brookings Institution Tax Policy Center (TPC) and Lead Economist for the World Bank Institute's Capacity Building programs on Public Finance, Intergovernmental Relations, and Local Financial Management.

John Petersen is Professor of Public Policy and Finance at the George Mason School of Public Policy. Prior to joining the faculty, he was President and Division Director of the Government Finance Group.

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