Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1995
Publication Title
Rural Sociology
Volume
60
Issue
3
Pages
381-398
Abstract
Rising fiscal pressure on local governments in rural areas of the United States is documented in this study. The level of fiscal burden on taxpayers to support local governments in nonmetropolitan areas is found to be higher than that in metropolitan areas between 1977 and 1987. Using a model from the urban fiscal literature, the level of fiscal burden in nonmetropolitan areas is found to be influenced by a combination of demographic, socioeconomic, intergovernmental, and historical factors. Intergovernmental revenue transfers from the state and federal government play a critical role in determining the level of fiscal burden rural taxpayers bear. These findings have implications for rural economic development and for understanding how rural areas are influenced by the larger society.
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Kenneth M., John P. Pelissero, David B. Holian, and Michael Maly, "Local Government Fiscal Burden in Nonmetropolitan America," Rural Sociology, 60 (3, 1995): 381-398
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