Public Sector Financial Management (Paperback)

Andreas Bergmann

ISBN 10: 027371354X / ISBN 13: 9780273713548

Published by Pearson Education Limited, Harlow, 2008

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Paperback. Public sector accountants assess and control the efficiency of public spending. They can work in local or central government, audit offices, housing, health, education or charitable trusts. Their aim is to get value for money for any service offered to the public. Public sector accountants prepare and present: financial records and statements management information to boards and budget holders estimates on the cost of new projects budget reviews and investment appraisals. Taking a fully integrated approach, the book is fully in-line with the most recent developments in the public sector environment. It draws together accounting theory and practice for each of the main areas of accounting, providing contemporary examples from a range of public sector experience which are woven into the text to illustrate the issues involved. The book is internationalised as much as possible to give it as wide an appeal as possible, and each chapter is fully supported by examples and progress assignments. Taking an integrated approach, this book is in-line with recent developments in the public sector environment. It draws together accounting theory and practice for each of the main areas of accounting, providing contemporary examples from a range of public sector experiences. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Public Sector Financial Management (Paperback)
• Publisher: Pearson Education Limited, Harlow
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 027371354X
• ISBN 13: 9780273713548
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Taking a fully integrated approach, this book is fully in-line with the most recent developments in the public sector environment.

About the Author

Andreas Bergmann is a Professor for public management and Director of the Institute for Public Management at Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Winterthur(Switzerland). He holds a diploma of Lancaster University (U.K.) and both a master and a doctor degree of St. Gallen University (Switzerland). Before going back to university he worked as a business consultant and in senior positions in public administrations. At university, he directed a large study financed by Swiss Commission for Technology and Innovation (CTI) about the impact of IPSAS on public sector accounting from 2001 till 2003. From 2003 till 2005 he was a member of the IPSAS-Board consultative group. In 2006 he became a public member of the IPSAS-Board. He acts as a senior advisor in implementation projects in Switzerlandand as a trainer at the Worldbank Group and the United Nations, strongly supported by his team