An analysis of revenue sharing's performance in achieving its formula goals

dc.contributor.authorSweetser, Wendell Edmunden
dc.contributor.committeechairTideman, Nicolausen
dc.contributor.committeememberGoetz, Charles J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberTullock, Gordonen
dc.contributor.committeememberSchmidt, Wilson E.en
dc.contributor.committeememberFaith, Roger L.en
dc.contributor.departmentEconomicsen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:16:15Zen
dc.date.adate2012-07-24en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:16:15Zen
dc.date.issued1979-08-15en
dc.date.rdate2012-07-24en
dc.date.sdate2012-07-24en
dc.description.abstractThe State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972, otherwise known as the revenue sharing act, distributes $30.2 billion to nearly 39,000 state and local governments over a five year period. The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not the actual workings of the program are consistent with the goals its supporters set for it. Other formula studies of revenue sharing begin by selecting a goal, or qoals, that revenue sharing is supposed to advance (or should advance), and then proceed to develop alternative distribution formulas which are more responsive to the predeternined goal(s). This study, by examining the structure of the distribution formula, uses a revealed preference technique to ascertain four program goals inherent in the structure of the distribution formula.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.extentviii, 139 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-07242012-040206en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07242012-040206/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/38828en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V856_1979.S944.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 05543914en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1979.S944en
dc.subject.lcshRevenue sharing -- United Statesen
dc.titleAn analysis of revenue sharing's performance in achieving its formula goalsen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineEconomicsen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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