Comparative Fiscal Analysis for Counties

In: Public budgeting & finance, Band 10, Heft 2, S. 88-95

Abstract

This article describes the implementation and use of a decision support system designed to conduct cross‐sectional analyses of local government finances. A hypothetical situation using actual data from Illinois counties is constructed to illustrate the uses of the system. It is argued that the incorporation of this type of information, in conjunction with other local data, may lend additional capacity in resource allocation and policy formation at both the state and local levels of government.