Financing state and local governments in Pennsylvania
Contributors: Pennsylvania State University. Institute of Public Administration
Series: Its a Collection of the Papers Presented at the 25th Annual Pennsylvania Finance Officers Workshop Conducted by the Institute of Public Administration October 26 and 27, 1960
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University
Published: 1960
Place of publication: University Park
Language: eng
Number of pages: 185
Subjects: Local finance
Table of contents: title: Foreword / John H. Ferguson; title: Federal-state relation: trends and problems / William G. Colman; title: Goals for the next decade in managing local finances / Richard J. McConnell; title: For want of a dime-the crisis in education / Robert A. Christie; title: Experiences with reassessment in Pennsylvania's counties / Sam M. McCune; title: The next steps in improving local assessments / Michael M. Chudy; title: The public schools' interest in reassessment and equalization / Allen T. Weaver; title: The boroughs' interest in reassessment and equalization / Dale F. Helsel; title: Improving local government auditing / Charles A. Hollister; title: Audits of tax collectors' accounts / Carl D. Butler; title: Should controllers pre-audit for the propriety of expenditures? / Elliott G. Falk; title: Who should audit public school accounts? / LeRoy Layton, Jr.; title: The federal estimating process / Samuel Cohn; title: Factors limiting reliability in Pennsylvania / Robert Hibbard; title: How Philadelphia estimates revenues / Francis A. Lalley; title: Legislative involvement in the estimating process / Donald C. Steele; title: How cities can improve investment practices / George DiLauro; title: Lessons from the Commonwealth's recent investment experience / Arthur K. Fickling; title: How beneficial are investment counsels / Joseph F. McLernon; title: How can boroughs invest funds to best advantage? / Robert R. Mitchell; title: Legal aspects in investing municipal funds / Ralph L. Gessler; title: Intergovernmental agreements in Pennsylvania: an overview / John W. Leidy; title: Intergovernmental agreements as an aid to regional recreation programs / John B. Zerbe; title: Intergovernmental agreements for industrial development / J. Eric Jones; title: Potential uses of intergovernmental agreements in public health / Carl C. Kuehn, M.D.; title: Selecting the tax collector / Frank J. Volpe; title: Reducting administrative costs / Donald Treon; title: Taxing non-residents / Joseph K. Mangan; title: The problems of measuring state and local tax burdens / Alfred G. Buehler; title: Methods of comparing the impact of state taxes / David R. Baldwin; title: Pennsylvania's tax burden compared with that of neighboring state / Paul H. Wueller; title: How valid are comparisons of tax burdens? / Chester B. Pond; title: Should governments buy compact cars? / Tordon D. Ziegenfuss; title: The maintenance and service phases of compact cars / Ralph B. Manley, Jr.; title: How small municipalities can buy more with the tax dollar / David J. Bauer; title: Improving specifications for public works materials and equipment / Robert A. Steytler; title: Organizing and staffing for effective purchasing / William F. Clair.