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  National Academic Advisory Board

Dr. Robert Bish is Professor of Public Administration and Economics at the University of Victoria, in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He also co-directs the Local Government Institute, a well-known clearinghouse for research on the innovative delivery of local government services.

Dr. Bish brings to the Advisory Board 26 years of experience in research, teaching, and consulting on local government organization, operation, and finance in the U.S. and Canada.

He has authored more than ten books and many articles on local government and public finance.

His work includes the first public choice analysis of local government organization (The Public Economy of Metropolitan Areas, 1971) and a detailed study of municipal reform proposals (Understanding Urban Government: Metropolitan Reform Reconsidered, 1973).

Public Interest Institute is honored to welcome this distinguished scholar to our Advisory Board. We look forward to our association together.

Imprint, December 1997

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