Analyzing Rural Local Governments' Financial Condition: An Exploratory Application of Three Tools |
| |
| Authors: | Beth Walter Honadle Mary Lloyd-Jones |
| |
| Affiliation: | Professor in the Department of Applied Economics and Adjunct Professor in the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, 231 Classroom Office Building, 1994 Buford Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108-6040. E-mail address: .;Master's candidate in the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute, also at the University of Minnesota. E-mail address: . |
| |
| Abstract: | Rural local governments frequently lack the capacity to analyze and monitor their financial condition. This article presents three tools that were used in a pilot project to analyze the fiscal health of a rural Minnesota county. The article compares and contrasts these methodologies by pointing out the strengths and weaknesses, the usefulness of the results, and the ease or difficulty of use of the tools. |
| |
| Keywords: | |
|
|
