W. BARTLEY HILDRETH is Regents Distinguished Professor of Public Finance at the Hugo Wall School of Urban and Public Affairs and the W. Frank Barton School of Business and Director of the Kansas Public Finance Center, Wichita State. He is a book review editor for the International Journal of Public Administration and editor or coeditor of many professional publications including the Handbook on Taxation, Handbook of Public Personnel Administration, and the Handbook of Strategic Management.