public finance POLS 4240

itudents should prepare an 810 page public finance recommendation iddressed to the head of that government (i.e., mayor, commission hair, or governor) with the following components: Topic: Georgia Medicaid Program To: Frank W. Berry; Commissioner of the Department of Community Health Information to be discussed: - Executive Summary - Background: Organizational Structure, Economic Conditions/Outlook, and Fiscal Policies, major revenue sources and major expenditures. - Problem Statement: Identification of high cost/major expenditure - Analysis of Expenditure: - What are expenditures? What programs are covered under this expenditure? - What is public good and choice? How does this expenditure reflect both? - How does political equilibrium affect public finance? What is the political equilibrium of your chosen expenditure? - What is cost-benefit analysis? What are the findings of a cost-benefit of your expenditure's programs? o. What are different revenue strategies? What taxation strategies are used to fund your expenditure's programs? - Recommendations: - Is the current funding level appropriate for this public good? - What changes should be made to the revenue streams and expenditure level? - How will these changes impact the local or state government's service to constituents