?The decade of the 1980's is emerging as a period of financial struggle for many municipal governments. . . . In this scenario, municipal finance has to be addressed on two fronts: firstly, the historical theories of sound (or its inverse, "shaky" ) conditions for public financial health should be examined for their pertinence, and secondly, current financial practices should be scrutinized to assess the direction in which they are leading the municipal government. Dr. Joan K. Martin addresses both these issues. . . .?-Wendy A. Sullivan in Resources in Review
