The Fiscal Case Against Statehood - Accounting for Statehood in New Mexico and Arizona

Informationen zum Autor By Stephanie D. Moussalli Klappentext New Mexico and Arizona joined the Union in 1912, despite the opposition from some of their residents. The Fiscal Case against Statehood examines the concerns of the people who lost the battle over statehood in the two territories. Moussalli examines their territorial and early state governments' fiscal behavior and reveals that while their fears of steep increases in the cost of government were well-founded, statehood also significantly improved their governments' accountability for their use of the public purse. She concludes that fiscal officials enabled statehood's growth in government by improving the financial reports and processes. Moussalli examines New Mexico's and Arizona's financial reports before and after statehood, and compares them to the state of Nevada's reports as a control. Through detailed, systematic analysis, Moussalli reveals the fiscal costs and accountability gains of statehood for the residents of New Mexico and Arizona. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments IntroductionPart I. The MoneyChapter 1. Statehood and LeviathanChapter 2. New Mexico's Rocky Fiscal Road to StatehoodChapter 3. Arizona's Rocky Fiscal Road to StatehoodChapter 4. The Statehood GambleChapter 5. The Birth of LeviathanPart II . The BooksChapter 6. Accountability and StatehoodChapter 7. The Talk: Management's Discussion and AnalysisChapter 8. Accountants at the Service of the State: Reforming Property Tax Administration Chapter 9. Funds, Assets, Liabilities, Fiscal Years, and Report TimingChapter 10. Interfund Transfers, Federal Subsidies, Revenues and Expenditures, Tax Rates, and BudgetsChapter 11. The Elements of AccountabilityChapter 12. Conclusion: Statehood and Accountability, Leviathan and Accountants Appendix

Product details

• Authors: Stephanie D. Moussalli
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.03.2012
• EAN: 9780739166994
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-6699-4
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / State, Public Administration, Political Economy, History of the Americas, US West, Western & Pacific Coast states, Regional, state and other local government, Regional government