01224pab a2200145 454500008004000000100002800040245006500068260000900133300001500142362001200157520083200169650002601001650001801027773003301045180718b2015   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aMcdonald, Bruce D., III  aDoes the charter form improve the fiscal health of countries  c2015  ap.609-618.  aJul-Aug  aThe public administration literature has paid attention to the relationship between the structure of a government and its ability to provide public services, reflected by its fiscal health. Although this literature has provided a useful understanding of government structures, it has largely ignored the charter form of government. As a formal written document that grants counties the power of self-governance, a charter frees the county from state control. Included in this freedom is the ability to establish its own tax policies and services. In this article, the effects of charter adoption on fiscal health are tested using Florida county data from 1980 to 2012. The results show that the presence of a charter can improve the fiscal health of a county, which, in turn, can affect overall service provision. - Reproduced.  aPublic administration  aFiscal policy  aPublic Administration Review