Discuss public-private partnerships to include what they are and how they work. Who benefits from the partnerships, and in what ways?

Discuss public-private partnerships to include what they are and how they work. Who benefits from the partnerships, and in what ways? What concerns should a public entity have with these types of proposals?

2. What factors must be considered when a governing body authorizes a tax imposition or increase?

3. What factors need to be considered when a government considers debt? How do the considerations change at the different levels of government?

4. Why do governments utilize enterprise funds? What type(s) of public services are best financed in this manner? What services should not be financed by enterprise funds?

References:

Fundamentals of Public Budgeting and Finance by Aman Khan (2017 or 2021).

b. Case Studies in Public Budgeting and Financial Management edited by Aman Kahn and W. Bartley Hildreth, second edition (2003)

c. A Public Official’s Guide to Financial Literacy, four volumes, available on-line from Governing magazine

d. Other materials available on-line from sources cited in the weekly assignments.

2. Students may want access to the following optional supplements that are not required:

a. The Basics of Public Budgeting and Financial Management by Charles E. Menifield

b. Finance for Nonfinancial Managers by Gene Siciliano, second edition (2015)

c. Financial Intelligence: A Manager’s Guide to Knowing What the Numbers Really Mean by Karen Berman and Joe Knight with John Case