David Dewar (National Audit Off Formerly Assistant Auditor General, Warwick Funnell (Professor of Accounting and Public Sector Accounta

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Pursuit of Accountability

A History of the National Audit Office

Beschreibung

This book provides a detailed history of the struggle by Parliament and the British public to make the Executive accountable for the use of public funds, from early historical developments through to modern principles and practice.

Autor

David Dewar was educated Leith Academy , Edinburgh. He joined Exchequer and Audit Department (E&AD) in 1953, National Service 1953-55, and re-joined E&AD 1955. He was Chief Auditor in 1966: Deputy Director of Audit in 1973: Director of Audit in 1977: Deputy Secretary in E&AD 1981: Assistant Auditor General NAO in 1984-94. Previously, David served as member of the Auditing Practices Committee of the Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies; as member of the Public Sector Liaison Group of the Accounting Standards Committee; and as member of the Council of the Royal Institute of Public Administration. Warwick Funnel is Professor of Accounting and Public Sector Accountability at the University of Kent. His international reputation is based mainly on his public sector and accounting history research. He has published many academic papers in highly ranked journals and published several books across a diverse range of topics, but with the emphasis on the public sector. Books published include Government By Fiat (UNSW Press), Accounting by the First Public Company: The Pursuit of Supremacy (Routledge), Accounting at War (Routledge)

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 314
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 600g
• ISBN-13: 9780198790310
• ISBN-10: 0198790317
• Artikelnr.: 47865529