City on the Line - How Baltimore Transformed Its Budget to Beat Great Recession Deliver

In City on the Line, former Baltimore budget director Andrew Kleine asks why the way government does its most important job - deciding how to spend taxpayer dollars - hasn't changed in hundreds of years. Parts memoir, manifesto, and manual, this book tells the story of Baltimore's radical departure from traditional line item budgeting to a focus on outcomes like better schools, safer streets, and stronger neighborhoods-during one of the most tumultuous decades in the city's history. Elected officials, executives, and citizens alike will be equipped to transform budgets in their city, state, or any other mission-driven organization.

About the author

By Andrew Kleine

Summary

City on the Line is about a revolution in public budgeting. It is the story of a hard luck city fighting through the Great Recession, a budget director trying to lead disruptive change, and a groundbreaking effort to link strategy, budget and data to get better results for residents.

Product details

• Authors: Andrea Kleine, Andrew Kleine
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2018
• EAN: 9781538121887
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-2188-7
• No. of pages: 292
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Maryland, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / State, Urban & municipal planning, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Regional, state and other local government, Regional government