TY - BOOK AU - Nelson, Kimberly L TI - Managing local government: an essential guide for municipal and county managers SN - 9781071916575 U1 - 352.140NEL PY - 2025/// CY - Washington PB - CQ Press KW - Local government--United States N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - Managing Local Government: An Essential Guide for Municipal and County Managers, 2nd Edition, covers the basics of the local government management curriculum with a regional approach that examines the local governmental structural forms, administrative functions, and financial considerations inherent to the metropolitan environment. To prepare the next generation of local leaders, authors Kimberly Nelson and Carl Stenberg incorporate real-life scenarios, case studies, and class discussion questions to help students understand contemporary issues ER -