I. Introduction
II. Practices of the Assessment of the Financial Condition and Fiscal Health in Local Governments
III. Major Indicators (Indices) in Assessing Local Financial Conditions and Fiscal Health
A. Factors (Dimensions) Affecting Local Fiscal Condition and Fiscal Health
B. 1. ICMA’s Fiscal Trend Monitoring System (FTMS)
B.2. Brown’s 10-Point Test of Financial Condition
B.3. Kloha, Weissert, and Kleine’s 10-Point Scale of Fiscal Distress
IV. The Implications of Full Accrual Basis Accounting/Economic Resource Measurement Focus on Assessing Overall Government-wide Financial Condition
V. New Measures to Assess Overall Financial Conditions and Fiscal Health of State and Local Governments by Using Government-wide Financial Statements
A. Chaney, Mead, and Schermann’s 7 Financial Ratios for Financial Statement Analysis
B. Wang, Dennis, and Tu’s 11 Indicators for States
VI. Conclusion
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