Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Fiscal administration in local government : an overview / John L. Mikesell --Forecasting local revenues and expenditures / Larry Schroeder --Local fiscal discipline : fiscal prudence, transparency, and accountability / Alta Folscher --Combating corruption in state and local revenue administration / Amaresh Bagchi -- Budget formats : choices and implications / Irene Rubin -- Citizen-centric performance budgeting at the local level / Anwar Shah and Chunli Shen -- How to read a local budget and assess government performance / Carol W. Lewis --Local budget process / Daniel R. Mullins -- Local budget execution / Kurt Thurmaier -- Local capital budgeting / A. John Vogt.

This book provides a comprehensive treatment of all aspects of local budgeting needed to develop sound fiscal administration such as setting priorities, planning, financial control over inputs, management of operations and accountability to citizens. Topics covered include fiscal administration, forecasting, fiscal discipline, fiscal transparency, integrity of revenue administration, budget formats, and processes including performance budgeting, and capital budgeting.