List of FiguresList of TablesIntroductionPART I: STATE DEBT AND FISCAL STABILIZATION1 State Debt and Liabilities: A Holistic Approach2 U.S. State Debt Defaults and Constitutional Reform in Historical Perspective3 Pension Liability Stress for State Governments4 Preparing State Finances for a Time of Crisis5 Debt Fatigue in the States: Red States, Blue States, and Zombie StatesPART II: STATE FISCAL INSTITUTIONS6 Budget Stabilization Funds7 Anti-Aid Provisions in State Constitutions8 Competition, Networks, and Public-Private Partnerships: Contributions to State Governance9 Extending Zero-Based Budgeting to Zero-Based RegulationPART III: FISCAL FEDERALISM10 Government Growth, Institutional Erosion, and the Fiscal Squeeze: Nebraska as a Case Study11 Fiscal Federalism and State Budgeting12 Give People a Vote That Counts, and They Will Vote for Fiscal Responsibility13 Florida’s Fiscal ConservatismIndexAbout the EditorsAbout the Contributors