Municipal nail studios, cumbersome naysayers, waste of taxpayer money, bureaucratic mentality, service station for retired politicians - many false images and notions about municipal economics are firmly entrenched in public consciousness. The same stigmas are repeatedly circulated, attaching dubious labels to municipal economics. This non-fiction book clearly and understandably clarifies widespread misconceptions. Some of these false assumptions persist stubbornly because they are simply passed unexamined from one political or journalistic figure to another. This uncritical persistence of popular misconceptions should not be underestimated. The authors illuminate the background and truthfulness of these common misunderstandings using many current examples from municipal practice.