Financial Management in the Public Sector: Tools, Applications and Cases

Xiaohu Wang (Shawn)

ISBN 10: 0765616777 / ISBN 13: 9780765616777

Published by Routledge, 2006

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Financial Management in the Public Sector: Tools, Applications and Cases by Xiaohu Wang (Shawn). Routledge, 2006. 217pp. Language: English. Note: Ex library copy, having the usual stamps, stickers, and marks.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Financial Management in the Public Sector: Tools, Applications and Cases
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0765616777
• ISBN 13: 9780765616777
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: None

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Synopsis

Thoroughly classroom tested, this comprehensive text provides a step-by-step guide to how to use financial management and budgeting tools in the public sector. This book features a practical, case study approach and includes numerous exercises and examples. It is designed as a core text for instructors who want to introduce students to hands-on tools and techniques in courses on Public Financial Management or Public Budgeting. This book covers all the cornerstone topics in the discipline, including Financial Planning, Financial Implementation, and Financial Reporting and Analysis. Each chapter is carefully structured as a self-contained learning module, and includes learning objectives, key concepts, easy-to-use Excel [trademark] spreadsheet models, a case study, and detailed exercises with answers provided in an appendix.

About the Author

XiaoHu Wang is a professor at City University of Hong Kong, China. Previously, he was professor of public administration at the University of Central Florida. He has degrees in public administration and economics. A trained specialist in US local government finance, he has worked as a financial analyst for a number of governmental institutions in the United States. His teaching and research focus on financial management, performance management, and sustainability management. His research has been published in the most prestigious academic journals in public administration and public finance. He is the winner of multiple teaching and research awards.