Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. 1. Toward a Political Theory of the Urban Fiscal Crisis 1
6. 2. Fiscal Crisis and Fiscal Stress: A Comparative Perspective 17
7. 3. Depression-Era Fiscal Crises: Political Lessons for Urban Policymakers 40
8. 4. City Budgets and the Urban Fiscal Condition: Trends in Expenditures 94
9. 5. City Budgets and the Urban Fiscal Condition: Trends in Revenue and Debt 147
10. 6. Intergovernmental Relations, Legal Arrangements and the Urban Fiscal Policy Process 179
11. 7. Interest Groups, the Political Party, and the Urban Fiscal Policy Process 230
12. 8. Conclusion 273
13. Appendix A: Mayoral Administrations 291
14. Appendix B: Some Methodological Issues 293
15. Appendix C: Census Data Categories 295
16. Notes 307
17. Bibliography 327
18. Index 349