I've posted a scanned copy of Robert Fitch's chapter from Alcaly and Mermelstein's book, "The Fiscal Crisis of American Cities" for those who were interested in the discussion of last week:
<http://vze26m98.net/lbotalk/fitch-1976.pdf>
I'll leave it up for a little while, or ~25 downloads, whatever comes first.
If you care to, I'd be very interested in any commentary your reading provokes, and would be grateful if folks would post them here.
Best wishes, Charles