Public Finance Administration

di B. J. Reed (Autore)

John W. Swain (Autore)

SAGE Publications Inc, 1997

A unique, clearly written, and logically organized volume, Public Finance Administration, Second Edition provides a comprehensive focus on the management of public funds. Ideal for the nonexpert with a public administration background, this easy-to-read new edition is updated in content and examples. Authors B. J. Reed and John W. Swain begin with a broad introduction to public finance administration, including its relationship to public budgeting, the practice of public sector accounting, and the economic concepts of money and value. Next, they cover revenues and expenditures, including how they are administered and the importance of forecasting and cost analysis. Later chapters deal with such technical areas as managing cash flow, investment, debts, risk, purchasing, capital budgets, and the financial components of human resource management. The volume includes a look at the evaluative side of public finance such as auditing, assessing financial conditions, and the emerging use of development finance. In addition, the authors point to relevant web sites on the Internet for more information on public finance administration. Filling a need for courses in public finance administration, this volume provides a public administration based approach to the subject with a highly practical orientation.

• Autore: B. J. Reed, John W. Swain
• Editore: SAGE Publications Inc
• Anno: 1997
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 392 p.
• Dimensioni: 254 x 177 mm
• Peso: 760 gr.
• EAN: 9780803974050

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