Public Budgeting and Financial Management: Getting on Track

Public Budgeting and Financial Management provides an accessible, applied introduction and overview of public budgeting for students who may not have previous experience with economics or statistics.This new textbook contains several outstanding features:A focus on all levels of government-federal, state, and localAn approach that assumes no previous knowledge of economics, statistics, or mathematicsApplied exercises in each chapter using current, real-world scenariosA conversational, engaging, jargon-free writing style. Authors Nancy Hudspeth and Andrew Crosby examine important case studies, including the lingering financial effects of COVID-19 on communities across the United States and the ways in which Detroit’s bankruptcy more than a decade ago continues to impact local, regional, and state finances.This book is accompanied by online instructor and student resources, including sample municipal budgets for students and quizzes with an answer key for instructors.More advanced reader