Selections from The Municipal Year Book: On Sustainability contains facts, figures, and research-based articles on management trends and intergovernmental relations: (1) Early Stages of Local Government Action to Promote Sustainability, (2) Off the Beaten Path: Sustainability Activities in Small Towns and Rural Municipalities, and (3) Local Government Support for Food System Development.

Selections from The Municipal Year Book: On Strategies and Services During Fiscal Stress contains facts, figures, and research-based articles on management trends and intergovernmental relations: (1) Economic Development Strategies for Recessionary Times, (2) The Hurt Divide: Residents’ Appreciation for Local Government Services in Tough Times, (3) How Local Governments Are Navigating the Fiscal Crisis, and (4) Building Child- and Age-Friendly Communities in Tight Fiscal Times.

Selections from The Municipal Year Book: On Benefits and Compensation contains facts, figures, and research-based articles on management trends and intergovernmental relations: (1) Local Government Health Insurance Programs, (2) CAO Salary and Compensation: The Big Picture, (3) Public Pensions Face Record Pace of Change, and (4) CAO Salary and Compensation: Stability Is the Trend.

Selections from The Municipal Year Book: On The Profession contains facts, figures, and research-based articles on management trends and intergovernmental relations: (1) Reflections on the First Decade of the 21st Century, (2) The Politics of Apolitical Leadership, and (3) Growing Income Disparity and the Implications for Local Government.

Alan J. Karcher takes a critical look at how and why the boundary lines of New Jersey's 566 municipalities were drawn, pointing to the irrationality of these excessive divisions.