Local Government Dollars & Sense: 225 Financial Tips for Guarding the Public Checkbook

by Len Wood

Wood is a consultant and often pinch hits for cities while they hire a permanent city manager. His guide for officials avoids technical detail, focuses entirely on local finance and budgets, and takes examples and anecdotes from local governments across the US. He includes a glossary without pronunciation. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

384 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1998