Book Reviews

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CHICOINE, DAVID L. and NORMAN WALZER, Governmental Structure'and Local Public Finance. (Boston, MA: Oelgeschlager, Gunn, and Hain Publishers, Inc., 1985, 235 pp.), cloth, $27.50. BAHL, ROY, Financing State and Local Government in the 1980's. (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1984, 258 pp.), paper, $11.95, hardcover, $24.95. PETERSEN, JOHN E. and HOUGH, WESLEY C.Creative Capital Financing for State and Local Governments. (Chicago, IL: Government Finance Officers Association, 1983, 256 pp.) paper, $21.50, (GFOA members, $18.50). BARBARA WEISS (ed.), Public/Private Partnerships: Financing a Common Wealth. (Chicago, IL: Government Finance Officers Association, 1985, 304 pp.), paper $21.50, (GFOA members, $18.50) MATZER JR., JOHN, (ed.), Practical Financial Management: New Techniques for Local Government. (Washington, DC: International City Management Association, Practical Management Series, 1984, 207 pp.), paper, $19.95. BURCHELL, ROBERT W., LISTOKIN, DAVID and DOLPHIN, WILLIAM R., The New Practitioner's Guide to Fiscal Impact Analysis. (New Brunswick, NJ: Center for Urban Policy Research, 1985, 72 pp.), paper, $10.00. CANTER, LARRY W., ATKINSON, SAMUEL T. and LEISTRITZ, F. LARRY, Impact of Growth—lA Guide for Socio-Economic Impact Assessment and Planning. (Chelsea, MN: Lewis Publishers, Inc., 1985, 533 pp.), hardcover, $49.95. HART, STUART L., ENK, GORDON A. and HORNICK, WILLIAM F., Improving Impact Assessment: Increasing the Relevance and Utilization of Scientific and Technical Information. (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1984, 440 pp.), paper, $30.00.