| Article ID: | iaor1996396 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 7 |
| Start Page Number: | 170 |
| End Page Number: | 196 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1995 |
| Journal: | Public Budgeting and Financial Management |
| Authors: | Lu H. |
| Keywords: | management, planning, government, statistics: regression |
This paper investigates fiscal responses of Georgia county government to the termination of General Revenue Sharing. Existing research on fiscal stress focuses on perceived coping strategies adopted by local government officials. Little is known of actual effects of revenue loss on local fiscal structures. Based on longitudinal data from Georgia counties, the research identifies actual changes in revenue and expenditure patterns of local government.