This updated 2012 edition is packed with management trends, research data and salary survey data and facts on local govenrment, all in one single source. The inviting twocolumn layou includes articles focusing on the top areas of interest identified by local government managers: leadership, ethics, citizen engagement, professional development, sustainability, and the continuing effects of the recent economic downturn. Again updated are Directories of U.S., Canadian, and international organizations serving local governmentsand police and fire personnel salaries and expenditures summarized in a tabular format. New in this edition are alwaysuptodate online links to federalstatelocal relations, congressional actions, and Supreme Court rulings; individual city listings of police and fire expenditures; and directories of officials in municipal and county governments.