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Local Government Finance Office Orientation Revisited: Actually, It’s All About Control

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In states with heavy oversight of local government finances, alternate levels of control orientation exist based on county government budget formulation and financing practices. However, previous research indicates a possible trend toward policy orientation. Using survey data from North Carolina counties, initial findings indicate high levels of finance officer budget formulation discretion as well as county manager agreement with budget decisions. Additional logit models suggest that while stakeholder influence is still present along with remnants of policy orientation, the state financial oversight mechanism along with the background, knowledge of departmental financial needs, and frequent departmental appropriation dissemination by the finance officer, continue to sustain control orientation.

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  • Steve Modlin, 2019. "Local Government Finance Office Orientation Revisited: Actually, It’s All About Control," International Journal of Public Administration, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 42(3), pages 230-239, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:3:p:230-239
    DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1423622
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