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Fiscal sustainability in suburban cities: A comparative case study of fiscal health and civic engagement in southern California.

机译：郊区城市的财政可持续性：南加州财政健康和公民参与的比较案例研究。

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Purpose. This study explored the concept of fiscal sustainability in local government by examining fiscal capacity, fiscal health, decisions local government officials have made to balance their cities' budgets given the aftermath of the Great Recession, and present-day fiscal challenges. By examining fiscal sustainability through a new lens such as fiscal health checklists and financial health diagnostic tools, fiscal sustainability task forces, and civic engagement/public participation, this study revealed additional opportunities for fostering fiscal sustainability.;Theoretical Framework. The theoretical foundations were based on the theory of sustainability within the context of local government finances and the theory of civic engagement/public participation.;Methodology. This study focused on local government finances in 2 small to midsized cities in Southern California: Claremont and Upland. The researcher employed a nonexperimental mixed-methods research design using a comparative case study involving financial analysis, secondary data analysis of official public budget documents, city newsletters, and newspaper articles, and in-person semistructured interviews with city officials (city managers and finance directors). The data were collected and analyzed to (a) evaluate fiscal sustainability in local government and (b) determine how to foster fiscal sustainability in local government, particularly through fiscal health checklists and financial health diagnostic tools, fiscal sustainability task forces, and civic engagement in the policymaking process.;Findings. The findings suggested strategies and practices for public officials to improve fiscal health and cultivate fiscal sustainability. Six main themes emerged: (a) Be proactive through continuous budget monitoring through use of fiscal health checklists and financial health diagnostic tools, (b) gather ideas and feedback from fiscal sustainability task force/committee members, (c) involve the community through civic engagement efforts and participatory budgeting, (d) embrace civic engagement and sustainability as part of city culture, (e) establish reserve policies, and (f) invest in economic development and sustainability plans.;Conclusions and Recommendations. The findings indicated that Claremont is in better fiscal health than Upland due to several operational and cultural differences. Cities that foster fiscal sustainability are proactive, visionaries, engage their communities in-person and online, value citizen feedback, and have a high level of transparency in regard to government financials.
机译：目的。这项研究通过考察财政能力，财政健康状况，大萧条带来的后果来平衡地方政府预算的决策以及当前的财政挑战，探索了地方政府的财政可持续性概念。通过以新的视角检查财政可持续性，例如财政健康清单和金融健康诊断工具，财政可持续性工作队以及公民参与/公众参与，这项研究揭示了促进财政可持续性的其他机会。理论框架。这些理论基础是基于地方政府财政范围内的可持续性理论和公民参与/公众参与的理论。这项研究的重点是南加州的两个中小型城市的克莱尔蒙特（Claremont）和高地（Upland）的地方政府财政。研究人员采用了一项非实验性的混合方法研究设计，该研究设计采用了比较案例研究，涉及财务分析，官方公共预算文件，城市时事通讯和报纸文章的二次数据分析，以及与城市官员（城市经理和财务总监）的面对面半结构访谈）。收集并分析了数据，以（a）评估地方政府的财政可持续性，以及（b）确定如何在地方政府中促进财政可持续性，特别是通过财政健康核对表和金融健康诊断工具，财政可持续性工作队以及公民参与决策过程。调查结果为公职人员提出了改善财政状况和促进财政可持续性的策略和实践。出现了六个主要主题：（a）通过使用财政健康检查表和金融健康诊断工具进行连续预算监控来积极主动；（b）收集财政可持续性工作组/委员会成员的想法和反馈；（c）通过公民参与社区活动参与努力和参与性预算，（d）将公民参与和可持续性纳入城市文化的一部分，（e）建立储备政策，（f）投资于经济发展和可持续性计划。;结论和建议。调查结果表明，由于几个运营和文化上的差异，克莱蒙特的财务状况要好于高地。促进财政可持续性的城市是积极进取的，有远见的，亲自和在线参与社区活动，重视公民反馈，并且在政府财务方面具有高度的透明度。

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    Brutus, Jennifer A.;

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    University of La Verne.;

  • 授予单位 University of La Verne.;
  • 学科 Public administration.;Finance.;Public policy.
  • 学位 D.P.A.
  • 年度 2016
  • 页码 331 p.
  • 总页数 331
  • 原文格式 PDF
  • 正文语种 eng
  • 中图分类 动物医学（兽医学）;
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