Optimality in Municipal Debt
- 1 January 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Public Finance Quarterly
- Vol. 5 (1) , 117-126
- https://doi.org/10.1177/109114217700500108
Abstract
The recent financial pressure an cities has renewed interest in the management of municipal debt. The concepts of optimum municipal debt and optimum municipal capital stock are examined here. Several popular misconceptions about local debt management are discussed, and counter-assertions are made. A model is proposed for minimization of local debt costs, and it is suggested that municipal investment, rather than municipal indebtedness, ought to be limited.Keywords
This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
- OPTIMALITY IN LOCAL DEBT LIMITATION: REPLYNational Tax Journal, 1971
- A COMMENT ON OPTIMALITY IN LOCAL DEBT LIMITATIONNational Tax Journal, 1971
- OPTIMALITY IN LOCAL DEBT LIMITATION: COMMENTNational Tax Journal, 1971