Takeovers of Local Governments: An Overview and Evaluation of State Policies

Berman, David R.

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“…Dillon's Rule has been the predominant interpretation of federalism, however, holding that the state's power to grant authority to the localities includes the power to take it away. In the fiscal federalism literature, Dillon's Rule and the state's ultimate responsibility for its local governments are similarly supported (Berman 1995;Bowman and Kearney 2012;Cahill et al1994). …”

Section: Fiscal Federalismmentioning

confidence: 98%

Emergency Management 2.0

Kasdan

2016

Urban Affairs Review

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There are more causes of fiscal distress than remedies. A nascent field is emerging built on the practices utilized to confront fiscal distress. The usual method follows a federal structure in that the state has ultimate responsibility when local governments fail, leaving communities to live in a "new normal" of austere oversight. As more urban areas contend with extended economic downturns, political paralysis, and social apathy in the face of unsustainable governance, there is a need for a strategic approach to the administrative side of fiscal distress management. Although cutbacks, consolidations, and service reductions are the tactical tools of the trade, emergency financial management also requires a guiding strategy that protects the fundamental purpose and character of the local government. This article uses ideas from disaster management and the fiscal crises in Michigan to develop four key elements in a strategic approach to emergency financial management.

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Section: Fiscal Federalismmentioning

confidence: 98%

Emergency Management 2.0

Kasdan

2016

Urban Affairs Review

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“…State government has taken control of 49 school districts in 19 states, and laws in at least 24 states allow the state government to assume authority over school systems with high instances of poor student performance, mismanagement, nepotism, and other education and financial problems (Anderson & Lewis, 1997;Berman, 1995;Frahm, 2002;Sandham, 1999;Ziebarth, 2002).…”

Section: State Takeovers Of Urban Educationmentioning

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“…States sometimes take control of only an education system's fiscal affairs. This type of intervention occurred in East St. Louis, Illinois (Berman, 1995).…”

Section: State Takeovers Of Urban Educationmentioning

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“…They conclude that state government plays a more direct role in urban education when local school systems suffer from a combination of management and performance problems (Anderson & Lewis, 1997;Arasim, 1999;Berman, 1995;Seder, 2000;Wong & Shen, 2001;Wong, Shen, Jain, & Novack, 2000;Ziebarth, 2002). Many, if not most, city schools experience a number of structural deficiencies but not all states directly intervene into the affairs of urban school districts.…”

Section: Urban Education Regimes and State Governmentmentioning

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Regime Theory, State Government, and a Takeover of Urban Education

Burns

2003

Journal of Urban Affairs

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State government possesses the resources and authority to directly shape urban education policy but regime theorists understate the roles governors, state legislatures, and other state actors play as members of urban education regimes. This article examines the state takeover of schools in Newark, New Jersey to demonstrate why and how a state government leads an urban education regime. The Newark case illustrates how politics and structural conditions motivated state government to change the nature of the education regime and directly shape education policy at the local level. It highlights the role state government played in reshaping an educator-centered coalition that operated a poorly performing school district. Despite the existence of a new regime, Newark students' achievement scores have not significantly improved, and in some instances they have declined under the state-led regime. This article encourages scholars of city politics to continue to investigate state government's role in urban governing coalitions because state political players maintain the capacity and motivation to join urban regimes.Most regime theorists focus upon how local actors affect changes to education policy when they examine urban education reform. By concentrating primarily upon the effect of local interests on urban education, many regime theorists understate state government's direct influence on education reform. Regime theory does not specifically include governors, state legislatures, state departments of education, and other state-level actors as education regime members, and this oversight represents a gap in our understanding of urban governance and education reform in cities. In this article, I use an examination of New Jersey's takeover of the Newark school system to demonstrate why and how a state government can join an urban education regime. The Newark case illustrates how politics and structural conditions encouraged New Jersey's state government to change the nature of the education regime and shape education policy at the local level. It highlights the role state government played in reshaping an educator-centered coalition that operated a poorly performing school district. This work also adds to the state takeover literature, which emphasizes the importance of the structural factors but overlooks the role politics plays in state interventions.

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“…Véa se por ejem plo los tra ba jos de Har vard Law Re view (2002), Ber man (1995), Cahill (1992 ne ga ti vo en la ca li dad cre di ti cia de los go bier nos lo ca les. Exa mi nan do el ca so de Esta dos Uni dos, Cahill et al (1993) iden ti fi can fac to res re la ti vos a los ingre sos pro pios y vía par ti ci pa cio nes de los go bier nos lo ca les co mo fuen te de vul ne ra bi li dad fi nan cie ra.…”

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Indicadores de desempeño, presión y vulnerabilidad de las finanzas públicas estatales en México

Mendoza-Velázquez

2017

El Trimestre

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Alfon so Men do za Ve láz quez* RESUMENLa vul ne ra bi li dad y pre sión de los sis te mas fi nan cie ros es un te ma la ten te en la prác ti ca y es tu dio de la eco no mía a la luz de la cri sis re cien te. Este ar tícu lo de fi ne la pre sión fi nan cie ra de los go bier nos es ta ta les co mo aque lla ejer ci da por el de se qui librio fi nan cie ro, el in cre men to del gas to co rrien te, la fal ta de in ver sión, la acu mu lación ex ce si va de deu da pú bli ca y su ser vi cio. A par tir de un aná li sis mul ti va ria do en es te ar tícu lo se de sa rro lla seis ín di ces que mi den en su con jun to la pre sión en las finan zas pú bli cas es ta ta les en Mé xi co de 2001 a 2007. Estos ín di ces, no co rre la cio nados en tre sí, cap tan más de 80% de la va ria bi li dad es ta dís ti ca ob ser va da en las fi nan zas pú bli cas es ta ta les en Mé xi co y mues tran la po si ción re la ti va de ca da en tidad fe de ra ti va con tra el res to de los es ta dos. Entre otros re sul ta dos se en cuen tran fac to res de fi nan zas pú bli cas que con fir man la exis ten cia de una co rres pon den cia (tra de-off) en tre in ver sión pú bli ca y su pe rá vit y en tre el aho rro y el gas to or di nario. El con jun to de in di ca do res ob te ni do en es te ar tícu lo pue de ser usa do por el fun cio na rio lo cal pa ra com pa rar la po si ción re la ti va de su en ti dad res pec to a otros es ta dos y por el re gu la dor/su per vi sor pa ra de ter mi nar la pre sión fi nan cie ra que expe ri men tan los go bier nos sub so be ra nos en Mé xi co.

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Takeovers of Local Governments: An Overview and Evaluation of State Policies

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Regime Theory, State Government, and a Takeover of Urban Education

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