Differences in the provision of recreation services are analyzed in terms of neighborhood socioeconomic characteristics which reflect distributive weights, rates of use of services, and costs. Income, race, age, population density, juvenile delinquency rate, and population change are included in...

This paper describes and analyzes the experiences of Norway. Sweden and Denmark with local income taxation in order to test the validity of comments made by numerous American economists about such taxes. Although local income taxes are their major source of locally raised revenue, it appears...

Examines changes in state revenue and spending in the 1980's, with particular attention to the period from 1986 to 1989, and discusses likely developments in the 1990's.

Addresses resent implications reignited by the 1994 elections. Issued raised include functional roles of local, state, and federal governments and also, the appropriate balance between public and private sectors.