Articles from Government Finance Review (October 1, 2002)

Title	Author	Type	Words
"Tax-free cigarettes" costly to states. (News Briefs).		Brief Article	167
Accounting, auditing, and financial reporting. (From the Library).	David, Irwin T.	Excerpt	259
Analyzing the cost-effectiveness of managed competition: make or buy? That is the question many governments must answer in the ongoing quest to deliver high-quality services as efficiently as possible.	Crawford, Michael A.		3420
Atlanta Mayor takes revenue collection personally. (News Briefs).		Brief Article	169
Bond insurers could withstand downgrades of reinsurers. (News Briefs).		Brief Article	158
Budgeting. (From the Library).	Pitsvada, Bernard; LoStracco, Felix	Excerpt	339
Calendar.		Calendar	660
California cancels Oracle contract. (News Briefs).		Brief Article	191
Corporate excesses fuel regulation. (Federal Focus).			2263
Decline in federal revenues largest since 1946. (News Briefs).		Brief Article	168
Economic development. (From the Library).	Sanders, Heywood T.	Excerpt	323
Finance officers not optimistic about city finances. (News Briefs).		Brief Article	174
Getting a handle on our challenges. (President's Message).	Pate, W. Patrick		815
Glendale lands Arizona Cardinals stadium--finally. (News Briefs).		Brief Article	215
Management. (From the Library).	Ho, Alfred Tat-Kei	Brief Article	275
Needs assessments and business case analysis for technology investment decisions.	Miranda, Rowan		4587
New York already making plans to reduce spending. (News Briefs).		Brief Article	172
North Carolina loses triple-A rating. (News Briefs).		Brief Article	158
Orange County still leery of Merrill Lynch. (News Briefs).		Brief Article	142
Past due: technology for revenue collection. (State of the Art).	Randall, Bruce		1789
Pensions and benefits. (From the Library).	Choi, James J.; Laibson, David; Madrian, Brigitte; Metrick, Andrew	Brief Article	245
Please don't go! why phased retirement may make sense for your government.	Flahaven, Brian		3639
Public Dollars Transformation. (Book Reviews).	Flahaven, Brian	Book Review	854
Retirement systems' investment earnings off 77 percent in fiscal 2001. (News Briefs).		Brief Article	164
Ruling opens door for municipal telecom providers. (News Briefs).		Brief Article	150
Seeing is believing: the use of trained observer ratings for performance measurement.	Giancoli, Donald		3504
State wins Appeal, will take over Flint's finances. (News Briefs).		Brief Article	158
State, local corporate subsidies: a new coalition for accountability. (Commentary).	Pierce, Neal R.		864
Survey reveals preference for passive investing. (Forum).	Flahaven, Brian		1015
Taking stock of auditor independence.	Daroca, Andrea; Daroca, Frank P.		2929
Taxes and other revenues. (From the Library).	Ramsey, James R.	Brief Article	285
Technology. (From the Library).	Field, Tom	Brief Article	259
The War for Talent. (Book Reviews).	Ashbaugh, Sam	Book Review	708
Treasury management software: ERP or best of breed?	Masson, Dubos J.		3272