Lawrence L. Martin is Professor of Public Affairs, Social Work and Public Administration at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. He was previously on the faculty of the Columbia University School of Social Work in New York City where he directed the program in social work administration. He is the author/co-author of 17 books and major monographs and over 100 articles and book chapters on: human services administration, procurement and contracting, performance measurement and budgeting and financial management. His works have been translated and reprinted in: Chinese, French, Korean,