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Government corporations, special districts, and public authorities, their organization and management: A selected annotated bibliography
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can be resisted by those both in and outside the govemment. A case in point is the resignation in 1986 by Bernard Kalb from his PI0 position at the State Department after he found out that he was being used to disseminate false information about Libya to the press.
Government Corporations, Special Districts, and Public Authorities, Their Ovation and ~n~ernen~ A Sekcted bolts Bibli~phy By Xenia W. Duisin New York: Institute of Public Administration, 1985,43 pages, $15.00 Reviewed by Katina Strauch Katina Strauch is Head, Collection Development Department, College of Charleston Library, Charleston, South Carolina 29424. This annotated bibliography provides valuable and often difficult-to-locate information regarding the “management aspects of special purpose governmental instrumentalities.” As the author states, such entities abound, represent 35% of all governmental units counted, and are diverse in terms of use and nomenclature. This bibliography, which takes 1975 as its beginning date, supplements the bibliography contained in A.H. Walsh, 77z abet ~~~e~ (Camb~dge, Massachusetts: MIT, 1978). and draws on the permanent collection of the Institute of Public Administration Library. Included are full bibliographical information on 190 pertinent materials (including serials, monographs, manuals, and journal articles) and brief annotations regarding their contents. Entries are grouped into categories: General Writings; Federal Public Corporations (Background Literature as well as Case Studies); State Government Corporations; and SubState Public Corporations and Special Districts (Background Literature, Case Studies of Transit Authorities; Miscellaneous Case Studies). An index to authors, public corporations, and selected subjects is also included. Unfortunately, the author states that annual reports issued by special government units themselves, financial audits, foreign special government instrumentalities, congressional and state legislative hearings (with a few exceptions), local newspapers, enabling laws and statutes, and associations’ proceedings are excluded. However, when one considers the volume of such material, one can understand these exclusions. In any case, the source under review is a rare and invaluable jewel in delving the world of “limited special purpose govemments” and is a recommended source for reference collections.
405
can be resisted by those both in and outside the govemment. A case in point is the resignation in 1986 by Bernard Kalb from his PI0 position at the State Department after he found out that he was being used to disseminate false information about Libya to the press.
Government Corporations, Special Districts, and Public Authorities, Their Ovation and ~n~ernen~ A Sekcted bolts Bibli~phy By Xenia W. Duisin New York: Institute of Public Administration, 1985,43 pages, $15.00 Reviewed by Katina Strauch Katina Strauch is Head, Collection Development Department, College of Charleston Library, Charleston, South Carolina 29424. This annotated bibliography provides valuable and often difficult-to-locate information regarding the “management aspects of special purpose governmental instrumentalities.” As the author states, such entities abound, represent 35% of all governmental units counted, and are diverse in terms of use and nomenclature. This bibliography, which takes 1975 as its beginning date, supplements the bibliography contained in A.H. Walsh, 77z abet ~~~e~ (Camb~dge, Massachusetts: MIT, 1978). and draws on the permanent collection of the Institute of Public Administration Library. Included are full bibliographical information on 190 pertinent materials (including serials, monographs, manuals, and journal articles) and brief annotations regarding their contents. Entries are grouped into categories: General Writings; Federal Public Corporations (Background Literature as well as Case Studies); State Government Corporations; and SubState Public Corporations and Special Districts (Background Literature, Case Studies of Transit Authorities; Miscellaneous Case Studies). An index to authors, public corporations, and selected subjects is also included. Unfortunately, the author states that annual reports issued by special government units themselves, financial audits, foreign special government instrumentalities, congressional and state legislative hearings (with a few exceptions), local newspapers, enabling laws and statutes, and associations’ proceedings are excluded. However, when one considers the volume of such material, one can understand these exclusions. In any case, the source under review is a rare and invaluable jewel in delving the world of “limited special purpose govemments” and is a recommended source for reference collections.