Government Finance Review articles from April 1999

Government Finance Review archives from April 1999

Exercising financial leadership in the 21st century.(Editorial)
April 1, 1999... When historians write about this period 50 years hence, they will talk about a period similar to the start of the industrial revolution. They will view it as a period in which major discontinuities in the normal way of doing business occurred...

Financial leadership in the city of Winnipeg.(Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)
April 1, 1999... The city of Winnipeg is facing the same challenges as many other North American cities as it approaches the new millennium. Citizens and political leaders want a government administration that is more accountable, affordable, and responsive....

The new public management.
April 1, 1999... Editor's note: This article originally appeared in the May/June 1998 issue of Public Administration Review and is reprinted and adapted with permission. Two Parables A traveler returns from a three-day stopover in India and entertains...

Leadership strategies for urban government.
April 1, 1999... Editor's note: This article is based on text in the book The Wealth of Cities by John O. Norquist published by Perseus Books. It is reprinted and adapted with permission. For the past 50 years the suburban edges of U.S. cities have been...

Managing organizational knowledge in a revenue agency: the experience of Washington, D.C.
April 1, 1999... Like many of its public-sector counterparts, tax and revenue agencies have come under significant pressure to reinvent themselves. Headlines in many major newspapers have depicted these agencies as inefficient, self-serving bureaucracies that...

Arbitrage compliance: a primer for finance officers.
April 1, 1999... Finance officers should be aware of issues of arbitrage rebate compliance. Arbitrage compliance is one of those topics that can sift its way to the bottom of the in-basket, until those five-year anniversaries creep up and throw the agency into...

Strategic planning for municipal enterprises.
April 1, 1999... In the early 1990s, the Miami-Dade Department of Solid Waste Management (DSWM) faced an immediate financial crisis: 1) increasing regulation and a prioritization of environmental programs resulted in higher fees charged by the department for...

The economy's performance in 1998.
April 1, 1999... Editor's note: This article contains parts of Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's testimony before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs in the U.S. Senate. Greenspan testified on February 23, 1999. The complete testimony...

"Pay-to-play" concerns about investment advisers prompts SEC review.(Securities and Exchange Commission)
April 1, 1999... Are investment decisions by public pension funds and other state and local investment funds being influenced by campaign contributions from investment management firms who either control the fund's assets or seek to control those assets? That...

Financing professional sports: a new challenge for finance leadership in the 21st century.(Panel Discussion)
April 1, 1999... The public financing of professional sports stadiums has become an increasingly controversial and visible issue confronting finance professionals. Does the use of tax dollars for sports stadiums represent sound economic development or a misuse...

Procurement innovation in Escambia County, Florida.
April 1, 1999... The Escambia County, Florida, Office of Purchasing recently completed the largest county building project in its history. The Office of Purchasing used innovative planning and procurement methods and formed productive working relationships with...

Winter meeting 1999.(Government Finance Officers Assn)
April 1, 1999... The GFOA held its annual Winter Standing Committee Meeting on February 2 and 3 in Washington, D.C. Five of the six standing committees met to begin discussion and development of recommended practices and policies. In addition, members planned...

Emerging technologies videoconference.
April 1, 1999... Selecting Financial Systems for the 21st Century was the topic for the first Emerging Technologies in Public Finance national satellite teleconference sponsored by the GFOA on March 10, 1999. Across the country, government jurisdictions of all...

The future of social security.
April 1, 1999... President Clinton's January State of the Union address kicked off a new phase in the ongoing debate over Social Security's future. He proposed a plan that allocates future budgetary surpluses for Social Security and which would allow the...

Reporting model update.
April 1, 1999... In January 1997, the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) issued an exposure draft (ED) Basic Financial Statements - and Management's Discussion and Analysis - for State and Local Governments, which proposed a new framework (i.e.,...

Local government in Europe today.
April 1, 1999... This article examines certain areas of local government provision of services and municipal administration in Germany, England, Denmark, and Ireland. The observations are based on the author's research trip to these countries. Local government...

The committee on Canadian issues.
April 1, 1999... Since its inception, GFOA has been an organization representing government finance officers in both the United States and Canada. Canadian involvement in GFOA includes the following highlights. * In the 96-year history of GFOA, there have...

Progressive city, progressive tools.(includes related article on the use of GPS in other cities)(Ontario, CA's global positioning satellites)
April 1, 1999... Ontario, California, is one of the state's fastest growing cities and it is undergoing tremendous advances as a leading industrial and commercial center. Located 40 miles east of Los Angeles, Ontario is a community of small-town charm and...

A $2 billion commitment to education.
April 1, 1999... The 430,000-student Chicago Public School District was faced with massive overcrowding and school buildings that were literally falling apart. The Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Capital Improvement Program is making a difference in the lives...

Cost and Effect: Using Integrated Cost Systems to Drive Profitability and Performance.(Review)
April 1, 1999... Kaplan, Robert S. and Cooper, Robin Boston, Massachusetts: Harvard Business School Press, 1998. (357 pp) Reviewed by Christopher Morrill, Research and Budget Director, city of Savannah, Georgia. If organizations are to survive in...

Facing the Age Wave.(Review)
April 1, 1999... Wise, David A., ed. Stanford, California: Hoover Institution Press, 1996. (120 pp) Reviewed by Nick Greifer, Senior Policy Analyst, Research Center, Government Finance Officers Association, Chicago, Illinois. Facing the Age Wave is a...