#  Topic: Revenue Enhancement and Finance 

 





May 31, 2017

 

 

- May 31, 2017
- [Operational Excellence in Government](/operational-excellence-government)

 *This resource is part of the Ash Center's [Operational Excellence in Government Project.](/operational-excellence-government)*

##  Overview

 Changing economic environments challenge public entities to find resourceful ways to allocate limited funds, and governments often find themselves in a battle over the budget. This section addresses various elements of revenue enhancement and financial management related to government operations. Themes of tax reform, e-payments, capital budgeting, economic development incentives, unfunded mandates, and grants management are discussed.

 **Subtopics include**

- Budget management and analysis
- Cost savings
- Economic development, including public marketing plans, monetizing public assets, and payment-in-lieu-of taxes (PILOT) programs
- Electronic payment systems
- Generating funds
- Grants management
- Revenue enhancement, including fees and fines
- Tax reform and analysis
- Unfunded mandates

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##  Related Research

 Exploring Organizations and Advocacy: Strategies and Finances  
Elizabeth J. Reid, Maria D. Montilla  
Urban Institute  
August 2001

 Handbook of Public Economics  
Edward Glaeser  
Harvard Kennedy School  
November 2014

 Managing City Finances: Doing More for Less  
Center for Civic Innovation at the Manhattan Institute  
1999

 Promising Practices in Asset Building and Poverty Alleviation  
Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School   
February 2010

 Shrouded Costs of Government: The Political Economy of State and Local Public Pensions  
Edward Glaeser, Giacomo A.M. Ponzetto  
National Bureau of Economic Research  
April 2013

 Social Impact Bonds: A Promising New Financing Model to Accelerate Social Innovation and Improve Government Performance  
Jeffrey Liebman  
Harvard Kennedy School  
February 2011

 Some Future Directions for Public Finance  
C. Eugene Steuerle  
Urban Institute  
November 2002  
  
The Tax Everyone Loves to Hate: Principles of Property Tax Reform  
Jay K. Rosengard  
Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School  
January 2013

##  Related Innovations

 Electronic Benefit System  
Ramsey County, MN  
*1990 Innovations in American Government Awards Winner*

 Energy Efficiency Finance Market Development  
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania  
*2015 Innovations in American Government Awards Semifinalist*

 InvestMaryland  
State of Maryland  
*2015 Innovations in American Government Awards Semifinalist*

 Neighborhood Services Department  
Adams County, CO  
*2015 Innovations in American Government Awards Bright Idea*

 New Alliance Task Force  
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation of Chicago  
*2006 Innovations in American Government Awards Finalist*

 Outcome Budgeting  
City of Baltimore, MD  
*2015 Innovations in American Government Awards Top 25*

 Power Center Infrastructure & Economic Development Program  
City of Terrell, TX  
*2015 Innovations in American Government Awards Semifinalist*

 Sewer and Water Infrastructure Financing  
City of Escondido, California  
*1998 Innovations in American Government Awards Finalist*



 

 

 



 

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