City on the Line
How Baltimore Transformed Its Budget to Beat the Great Recession and Deliver Outcomes
Zusammenfassung
In City on the Line, former Baltimore budget director Andrew Kleine asks why the way government does its most important job – deciding how to spend taxpayer dollars – hasn’t changed in hundreds of years. Parts memoir, manifesto, and manual, this book tells the story of Baltimore’s radical departure from traditional line item budgeting to a focus on outcomes like better schools, safer streets, and stronger neighborhoods—during one of the most tumultuous decades in the city’s history. Elected officials, executives, and citizens alike will be equipped to transform budgets in their city, state, or any other mission-driven organization.
Schlagworte
public finance Performance Management Baltimore outcomes stat programs performance measure citistat city government city management lean government budgeting budgeting for outcomes- Kapitel Ausklappen | EinklappenSeiten
- i–xii Preface i–xii
- 1–6 Introduction 1–6
- 107–130 5 Shifting the Debate 107–130
- 131–148 6 Widening the Circle 131–148
- 149–172 7 The New Status Quo? 149–172
- 173–196 8 OutcomeStat 173–196
- 197–218 9 Pressing Ahead 197–218
- 219–232 10 The Bottom Line 219–232
- 233–238 11 Are You Ready? 233–238
- 239–242 Acknowledgments 239–242
- 243–252 Appendix A 243–252
- 253–260 Appendix B 253–260
- 261–264 Appendix C 261–264
- 265–268 Glossary 265–268
- 269–278 Index 269–278
- 279–280 About the Author 279–280