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Public Sector Accounting uses an integrated approach to the study of public sector accounting by linking accounting theory and practice for each of the main areas of financial accounting, management accounting and auditing. Examples from a range of Public Sector experiences are woven into the text to illustrate the issues involved.
The introduction of the book reflects managerial developments in the public sector, by giving a brief history of these in the UK and internationally then commenting on the adoption of quality assurance in the public sector.
The management accounting section
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Produktbeschreibung
Public Sector Accounting uses an integrated approach to the study of public sector accounting by linking accounting theory and practice for each of the main areas of financial accounting, management accounting and auditing. Examples from a range of Public Sector experiences are woven into the text to illustrate the issues involved.

The introduction of the book reflects managerial developments in the public sector, by giving a brief history of these in the UK and internationally then commenting on the adoption of quality assurance in the public sector.

The management accounting section discusses developments in the use of internal markets and compulsory competition and the more recent emphasis on public-private partnership and performance indicators and also explains the techniques of programme and zero-based budgeting and investment appraisal.

The financial accounting section updates and internationalises the discussion of financial accounting theory and regulation.

The final section of the book is on auditing has been updated with UK and international developments.

Product Description
Public Sector Accounting uses an integrated approach to the study of public sector accounting by linking accounting theory and practice for each of the main areas of financial accounting, management accounting and auditing. Examples from a range of Public Sector experiences are woven into the text to illustrate the issues involved.

The introduction of the book reflects managerial developments in the public sector, by giving a brief history of these in the UK and internationally then commenting on the adoption of quality assurance in the public sector.

The management accounting section discusses developments in the use of internal markets and compulsory competition and the more recent emphasis on public-private partnership and performance indicators and also explains the techniques of programme and zero-based budgeting and investment appraisal.

The financial accounting section updates and internationalises the discussion of financial accounting theory and regulation.

The final section of the book is on auditing has been updated with UK and international developments.

Features + Benefits

Clear writing style

Takes an integrated approach to public sector accounting

Includes examples from a range of public sector experience

Discussion Topics at the end of each chapter

Thoroughly updated to include coverage of vest value, resource accounting and budgeting and private finance initiative.

Backcover
This book is about government budgeting, accounting and auditing technique, from an accountant's perspective, in the context of the nature of government, governance and public management, public finance and public money. It deals with the distinctive challenges of performance measurement, budgets and budgetary control, costing, financial reporting and conceptual frameworks, and special issues of audit in the public sector.

Generic examples are used throughout the book to illustrate the issues involved.

This edition is very different from previous editions in reflecting the fundamental changes in public sector accounting over the past generation, including a narrowing of the differences between government and business accounting.

Public Sector Accounting is the ideal choice for any student needing a clear, concise guide to the key issues of this complex, topical subject.

About the Authors

Rowan Jones is Professor of Public Sector Accounting at the University of Birmingham Maurice Pendlebury is Emeritus Professor of Accounting at Cardiff University.

Contents

Preface

1 The nature of the public sector

The nature of government

Governance and public management

Public finance

Public money

Accountants and the public sector

Further reading

2 Performance measurement

Non-financial performance measurement

Challenges of performance measurement

Further reading

3 Fundamentals of accounting

Elements of accounting

Bases of accounting

National accounting and government budgeting

Further reading

4 Budgetary policies and processes

The rational control cycle

Fiscal years

Budgeting for inputs, outputs and outcomes

Budgetary processes

Further reading

5 Form and contents of budgets

Organizational structures and programmed structures

Capital budgets

Line-item, incremental budgets

Output measurement and outcomes

Zero-base reviews

Further reading

6 Budgetary control

Central financial control

Devolved forms of financial control

Budget reporting

Further reading

7 Costing

Organizational units, programmes and products

Pricing and reimbursement

Incremental changes in output

Outsourcing

Further reading

8 Financial reporting

Form and content of published financial reports

Accrual accounting special topics

Policy-making

Conceptual frameworks

Further reading

9 Auditing

External audit

Financial and regulatory audits

Performance audits

Internal control

Materiality

Budget auditing

Further reading

Index
This book provides a comprehensive examination of the special issues concerning accounting in the public sector of the economy, discussing why public sector accounting is different from accounting for business organisations.
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Autorenporträt
Rowan Jones is a professor of Public Sector Accounting at the University of Birmingham   Maurice Pendlebury is a professor of Accounting at Cardiff Business School Cardiff University.