Reviews (4)

An excellent budget, financial and treasury primer.
As an elected Treasurer and local government finance director for the past several years, I found this book to be an excellent primer for all elected and appointed officials.The practical advice offered by Mr. Wood is basedon his experience and input from his peers and is extremely valuable.Thebook is written in a very informal and concise way and should be requiredreading for all elected officials.In fact, I gave this book to each CityCouncil member and they have all indicated that this book providedexcellent financial advice.

Excellent reading for the Government Watchdog
Len Wood presents Dollars and Sense in a practical manner enabling readersto absorb its content.A must read book for those that "watch"their local governments, school districts and elected officials. Writtenfor fast reading,yet covers the subject matter extensively.If you want tobe certain your local government is working at its fullest potential,Dollars & Sense can be a great help to you.

Great book for people interested in local government.
What a delightful book. The author has presented his subject in an understandable and capitivating manner. He does this by using lots of real life vignettes to make his points. People who want to know what their local officials should and should not be doing will want to read this book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Economic Conditions    2. Government - State & Provincial    3. Local Government Finance    4. Political Process - General    5. Political Science    6. Political Science / Public Affairs & Administration    7. Political Science / State & Local Government    8. Politics - Current Events    9. Politics / Current Events    10. Politics/International Relations    11. Practical Politics    12. Public Finance    13. Reference    14. State, Provincial & Local Government    15. Budget    16. Budget process    17. Elected Officials    18. Finance    19. Fiscal policy    20. Local government    21. Public Affairs & Administration    22. Public Policy    23. State & Local Government   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. Congresses    4. Consumer Finance    5. Cross-cultural studies    6. Old age pensions    7. Personal Finance    8. Personal Finance - Retirement Planning    9. Public Finance    10. Public Policy - Social Policy    11. Retirement income    12. Retirement, Mandatory    13. Pensions   

Subjects:  1. Environmental Conservation & Protection - General    2. Nature    3. Nature/Ecology    4. Politics / Current Events    5. Public Finance    6. Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Dev.    7. Public Policy - Environmental Policy   

Subjects:  1. 1997-    2. Business & Economics    3. Business/Economics    4. Development - Economic Development    5. Economic Conditions    6. Economic Policy    7. Fiscal Policy    8. Great Britain    9. Industrial policy    10. Politics / Current Events    11. Public Finance    12. Public Policy - Economic Policy    13. Business & Economics / Economics / General    14. Political economy    15. United Kingdom, Great Britain   

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Very bad book as a simple introduction
It seems to me that I bought a CD not a book. The book could be throw it away. I?ll keep the CD. My rate is 2 stars.

Excellent all-round coverage for all practitioners
A good all-round book on bonds, equities, modelling and etc etc. Very good value for money. The CD-R in the back has a yield curve model and swap calculator which is a good teaching tool.

Poor coverage
This is a very introductory book for practitioners who do not know the very basics, such as 'models', 'regression', etc.Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Capital Management    5. Capital market    6. Corporate Finance    7. Economics - General    8. Finance    9. Financial instruments    10. Free Enterprise    11. Investment Analysis    12. Investments & Securities - General    13. Investment & securities   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. Consumer Finance    4. Education, Higher    5. Finance    6. Personal Finance - Financial Planning    7. Public Finance    8. Student aid    9. United States    10. Business & Economics / Personal Finance / Money Management    11. Business   

Subjects:  1. 1993-2001    2. Business & Economics    3. Business/Economics    4. Economic policy    5. Globalization    6. International - Economics    7. International Relations - General    8. Politics / Current Events    9. Politics and government    10. Public Finance    11. United States   

Subjects:  1. Economics - General    2. Game Theory    3. Games    4. Games/Puzzles    5. General    6. Mathematics    7. Public Finance    8. Business & Economics-Economics - General    9. Business & Economics-Public Finance    10. Mathematics / Game Theory    11. Owen value    12. Taxation    13. cooperative    14. power indices    15. voting   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. Congresses    4. Debts, Public    5. European Union countries    6. Monetary Policy    7. Public Debt Management    8. Public Finance   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Economics - General    5. Environmental Economics    6. Environmental impact charges    7. Environmental policy    8. Germany    9. International - Economics    10. Pollution control industry    11. Public Finance    12. Public Finance (General)    13. Taxation - General    14. Technological innovations    15. Business & Economics / Public Finance    16. Business & Economics / Taxation / General    17. Business & Economics-Economics - General    18. Business & Economics-Public Finance    19. EU (European Union)    20. Ecological Tax Reform    21. Energiepolitik    22. Energy Policy    23. Energy industries & utilities    24. European Union    25. Global warming    26. Taxation    27. Taxation law    28. Umweltökonomie    29. Ökologische Steuerreform   

Subjects:  1. Central-local government relat    2. Central-local government relations    3. General    4. Government - Comparative    5. Intergovernmental fiscal relat    6. Intergovernmental fiscal relations    7. Political Science    8. Politics / Current Events    9. Politics/International Relations    10. Public Affairs & Administration    11. Public Finance    12. Revenue sharing    13. Economic history    14. POLITICS & GOVERNMENT    15. Political Science / General   

Subjects:  1. Budget    2. Economic Conditions    3. Government spending policy    4. Governmental Income And Expenditure    5. Office of Management and Budge    6. Political Science    7. Politics - Current Events    8. Politics / Current Events    9. Politics/International Relations    10. Public Finance    11. Public Policy - Economic Policy    12. Tax and expenditure limitation    13. Tax and expenditure limitations    14. United States   

Subjects:  1. Accounting    2. Budget    3. Business / Economics / Finance    4. Finance, Public    5. General    6. Political Science    7. Politics/International Relations    8. Public Affairs & Administration    9. Public Finance    10. Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Dev.    11. Budgeting & financial management    12. POLITICS & GOVERNMENT   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Finance    5. Great Britain    6. International - General    7. Public Finance    8. British Isles    9. Business & Economics / International   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. Finance, Public    4. Government property    5. Management    6. Politics / Current Events    7. Public Affairs & Administration    8. Public Finance   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Debt relief    5. Debts, External    6. Developing countries    7. Development - Economic Development    8. Public Finance    9. Business & Economics / Economic Development    10. Development economics    11. Economics    12. Economics | Developmental    13. International economics   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Entrepreneurship    5. Government business enterprise    6. Government business enterprises    7. Management    8. Management - General    9. Public Affairs & Administration    10. Public Finance    11. Public administration    12. British Isles    13. Business & Economics / Management    14. Central government    15. Organizational theory & behaviour    16. Social welfare & social services   

Subjects:  1. Budget deficits    2. Business & Economics    3. Business/Economics    4. Congresses    5. Deficit financing    6. Economics - General    7. Fiscal Policy    8. International - Economics    9. Politics / Current Events    10. Public Debt Management    11. Public Finance    12. Public Policy - Economic Policy    13. Central government policies    14. International economics    15. Political Science / Economic Policy    16. Political economy   

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. Business/Economics    3. Finance    4. Government & Business    5. Impact fees    6. Infrastructure (Economics)    7. Local finance    8. Public Finance    9. United States    10. Central government policies    11. Macroeconomics    12. Management of land & natural resources    13. Political economy    14. USA   

Subjects:  1. Appropriations and expenditure    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    4. Debts, Public    5. Juvenile literature    6. Public Finance    7. Taxation    8. United States