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Governments of Pennsylvania 2009 provides you the greatest selection of government comparisons and analyses to help you manage, market to, or otherwise influence your state & local governments. For professionals, as well as serious newcomers to government service, Governments of Your State has been the standard comparison tool for 25 years. Over 600 ratios per government compared to similar governments. This new analysis gives implied ranges and their government's relative position within those ranges. The issues analyzed fall into the following broad categories: Budget & Financial Management, High Performance Government Management Indicators, Debt Management, Early Warning and Rating Indicators, Political and Public Relations, and Employee Management. For examples and detailed explanations: http://gregmichels.googlepages.com There is a book for each state, and a Largest book for all state governments and cities and counties over 100K population, updated each year.