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EBOOK: Financial Management for the Public Services
UK Higher Education OUP Humanities & Social Sciences Politics
44,39 € |
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Verlag: | Open University Press |
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Veröffentl.: | 16.08.1998 |
ISBN/EAN: | 9780335231461 |
Sprache: | englisch |
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Beschreibungen
Written for new and existing managers, undergraduate and postgraduate students of the public services, this essential text book explores the meaning and significance of financial management for the public services, in a way which combines both theoretical arguments and practical applications. Written for the non-specialist, it:examines the economics of public servicesconsiders the extent to which the management of public services has actually changed in practiceexplains the meaning and applicability of financial management tools including those relating to budgets and capital investmentpresents original work on the issue of audit expectationspresents case studies on the problems which can arise when traditional concerns on probity and stewardship are neglected considers the benefits and problems of measuring performance in the public servicesincludes specific chapters on financial management in health services and local government.