Privatization of prisons: Impact on prison conditions

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

4-2003

Publisher

Western Social Science Association

Abstract

Local property tax "revolts" in California(1978) and in Oregon(1990,1997) altered to design of the state and local finance systems. Washington has also faced anti-tax pressures, dramatic tax cuts, though they have been limited by the courts. This paper considers the long term consequences of these changes for four specific budget areas: K-12 education; higher education, transportation; and fish and game over the period of 1978-1990 and 1990-2002. Specifically the paper examines how pressure to shift state general funds to K-12 funding alters the revenue structures of these programs. Three focal topics are: 1) the extent of cost-shifting to alternate revenue sources(such as tuition or other fees) that occurs following major tax cuts, 2) whether programs relying primarily on dedicated revenue sources (such as transportation/fuel taxes and fees) are affected by general fund pressures, and 3) whether smaller programs are protected when across the board cuts threatened them with extinction.

Keywords

Education – Finance; Human services – Finance; Local taxation; Prisons – Finance; Property tax; Taxation; State

Disciplines

Public Affairs | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration | Public Policy | Taxation-State and Local

Language

English

Comments

Conference held in Las Vegas, Nevada from April 9-12, 2003.

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