This handbook aims to help local government practitioners particularly staff of medium and large cities improve strategic management of municipal finances the demands for pragmatic knowledge are fueled in part by decentralization and fiscal pressures as transfer of responsibilities from central to local governments are not often accompanied with an adequate transfer of resources practitioners seek ideas and tools to control expenditures strengthen revenues as well as to tap large . Pdf municipal finances a handbook for local governments municipal finances a handbook for local governments mihaly kopanyi and mihaly kopanyi academiaedu kopanyi f rom detroit to lahore most cities around the world face financing challenges yet they are still expected to carry out their increasingly complex functions. The municipal finance handbook aims to help local government practitioners particularly staff of medium and large cities improve strategic management of municipal finances the demands for pragmatic knowledge are fueled in part by decentralization and fiscal pressures as transfer of responsibilities from central to local governments are not often accompanied with an adequate transfer of resources practitioners seek ideas and tools to control expenditures strengthen revenues as well . This handbook aims to help local government practitioners particularly staff of medium and large cities improve strategic management of municipal finances the demands for pragmatic knowledge are fueled in part by decentralization and fiscal pressures as transfer of responsibilities from central to local governments are not often accompanied with an adequate transfer of resources practitioners seek ideas and tools to control expenditures strengthen revenues as well as to tap large