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theory and econometrics to problems that have been addressed by economists for over200 years. More generally the discussion of public finance issues also involves elementsof political science, finance and philosophy. These connections are evidence in several ofthe chapters that follow. Public economics is the positive and normative study ofgovernment's effect on the economy. This volume attempts to explain why thegovernment behaves as it does, how its behavior influences the behavior of private firmsand households, and what the welfare effects of such changes in behavior are.Keywords: handbook, public economicsHandbook of Public Finance. Green, M. T., and F. Thompson, Marcel Dekker.1998.http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0824701348/qid=1082301643/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-1404922-2673704?v=glance&s=booksThis reference/text demonstrates the utility of integrating public finance theory withactual public policy practices - featuring unique emphases on and approaches to issuessuch as government spending, reporting, pricing, and fiscal federalism. Discussingapplications in major subfields of public finance, including public education,environmental regulation, energy policy, social welfare programs, and local and statepolitics, the Handbook of Public Finance furnishes edifying surveys on normative publicfinance...institutional design...tax burden analysis...cost-benefit analysis...governmentalaccounting...the budgeting process...tax administration...innovative public goods pricingmodels...and more. Helpfully supplemented with more than 1500 bibliographic citations,tables, and drawings, the Handbook of Public Finance is a reference for public policy,budget, and financial analysts at local, state, and federal levels; city managers;economists; public administrators; political scientists; and directors of finance andoperations; as well as a readily accessible text for graduate-level students taking coursesin public finance, cost-benefit analysis, environmental policy, education policy,governmental accounting, regulation, public policy analysis, and budgeting.Keywords: handbook, public administration, public financeHandbook of Public Information Systems (Public Administration and PublicPolicy). Garson, David G., Marcel Dekker .2000.http://www.ecampus.com/bk_detail.asp?isbn=0824782445&referrer=pdinWarp-speed trends in information technology (IT) challenge schools of publicadministration and practitioners of public management to assimilate the implications fortheir domain. Some 60 contributors share their expertise in a comprehensive overview ofmultiple aspects of IT in the public sector including: the historical background of USfederal reformation policy; related policy issues; the World Wide Web as the principalelectronic gateway into government; impacts on economic, social, and information196