In his monthly column, Bob Bland, University of North Texas, examines how governments select third-party providers using two basic approaches: competitive bidding versus negotiation.

This operations efficiency benchmarking study documents the value of professional local government management.

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This table presented in this document shows longitudinal form of government statistics, in four-year increments, starting in 1984 and ending in 2011.

This document presents statistics on local governments in the United States with populations of 2,500 and greater (as of February 2011).

This document shows which form of local government – council-manager or mayor-council – is the most prevalent in nine specific population ranges.