Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative

City Leader Guide

City Leader Guide on Fiscal Resilience

  • Fernando Fernandez-Monge Cortazar staff headshot Portrait of Rodrigo Dorador Headshot of Brian Iammartino Jorrit de Jong staff headshot Sari Ladin-Sienne staff headshot
  • Authors Fernando Fernandez-Monge, Rodrigo Dorador, Brian Iammartino, Linda Bilmes, Jorrit de Jong, Stephen Goldsmith, Sari Ladin-Sienne
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Topic
Data and Evidence
Location
Global

Overview

Cities in all stages of growth, from responding to urgent crises to setting the foundation for recovery and maximizing transformative impact, have to rethink their budgets and make tough decisions. This guide and companion website, born from the COVID-19 pandemic and full of useful resources for cities in a range of circumstances, can help city leaders diagnose and address fiscal challenges, access relevant resources, and identify leadership levers in order to move cities towards fiscal resiliency.

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The Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative is located at the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University.