Public finance accounting

Five years have elapsed since the Chinese government announced its ambitious health care reform programme.

This book seeks to explain the global financial crisis and its wider economic, political, and social repercussions, arguing that the 2007-9 meltdown was in fact a systemic crisis of the capitalist system.

Originally published in 1971, when nationalized industries employed about 7 per cent of the national labour force, created about 10 per cent of the gross domestic product and had annual investment programmes which were equal to those of all private manufacturing put together.

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The Conservative's privatisation programme was one of the most ambitious aspects of their attempt to redraft the political and economic map of the United Kingdom.

State-owned enterprises make up roughly 10 percent of the world economy, yet they are woefully understudied.

Japan has many unique strengths, but it also faces numerous challenges, many of which are related to population ageing.

Researching accounting's participation in financial regulation, banking practices, managerial incentives and environmental disclosures this volume presents scholarly work adopting interdisciplinary approaches in auditing and accountability realms.

Inflation Targeting and Policy Rules is an essential book for understanding how Mexico's monetary policy has been evolving and functioning, from the beginning of the century to recent, highlighting the doctrine of policy rules and focusing on inflation targeting, both fundamental elements necessary to comprehend the operation of the main central ba

Environment and sustainable development challenges are a matter of global concern.

This book seeks to explain the global financial crisis and its wider economic, political, and social repercussions, arguing that the 2007-9 meltdown was in fact a systemic crisis of the capitalist system.

This book provides a concise overview of the current context and types of public sector audit and the varied structures within which public sector audit is practised across the world.

The book contains a collection of papers dealing with a range of controversial accounting issues which exercised the minds of local authority officials during the period 1909-1934 and the "e;solutions"e; embodied in the Accounts (Boroughs and Metropolitan Boroughs) Regulations 1930.

First Published in 1964.

This special edition of Contemporary Studies in Economic and Financial Analysis offers twenty-three chapters by invited participants in the International Applied Social Science Congress.

These books make available material relating to the statutory regulations covering the degree of accountability required from local authorities during the period 1834-1936.

Many important economic and political debates today refer to the nature and the role of the State: should governments intervene in the economy and interfere with the operation of markets?

The book studies the trends that led to the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, as well as the unfolding of the crisis, in order to provide policy recommendations to improve financial stability.

Public enterprises have played a central part in the development of all mixed economies in the post-war period, but they are now in a crisis phase.

A book which covers the key period in the history of actuarial science from the mid-17th century to the early 19th century.

Although banking and sovereign debt crises are not unusual, the crisis that has unfolded across the world since 2007 has been unique in both its scale and scope.

Clear, practical IPSAS guidance, explanation, and examples Interpretation and Application of IPSAS provides practical guidance on the implementation and application of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards.

Government investments in social sector has always played an important role in tackling social issues and facilitated in the alleviation of poverty.

In the space of three years, from 2009 to 2012 Bernie Madoff, Tom Petters and R.

First Published in 1964.

Over time we have seen large corporations, in many cases with multinational operations, begin to play an increasingly significant role in modern society.

Originally published in 1997.

As policymakers and scholars evaluate possible ways forward in the reform and renewal of public services by governments caught up in a recessionary environment, this book aims to offer something different - a comprehensive analysis of the development of the 'Scandinavian' way of modernizing public-sector management.

Public value theory speaks to the co-creation of value between politicians, citizens, and public managers, with a focus on the public manager in terms of her contributions, initiatives, and limitations in value creation.

Psychology and Behavioral Economics offers an expert introduction to how psychology can be applied to a range of public policy areas.

Government investments in social sector has always played an important role in tackling social issues and facilitated in the alleviation of poverty.

Managerial cost accounting is the financial and managerial tool that is used to estimate the organizational cost of products and services in business and government.

This book investigates the role of wealth in achieving sustainable rural economic development.

China and the ASEAN region have risen rapidly to a position of immense economic significance in the global economy.

In the recent decade, governments worldwide are increasingly focusing on being community-centric and outcomes-based.

Computational design has become widely accepted into mainstream architecture, but this is the first book to advocate applying it to create adaptable masterplans for rapid urban growth, urban heterogeneity, through computational urbanism.

A book which covers the key period in the history of actuarial science from the mid-17th century to the early 19th century.

The Price of Climate Change: Sustainable Financial Mechanisms presents a summary of the effects of global warming with specific emphasis on what these phenomena will cost and the price we must pay for trying to mitigate these processes.

This book provides an overview and assessment of infrastructure's legal and governance underpinnings.

In recent years, the search for innovative, locally relevant and engaging public service has become the new philosophers' stone.

In Zeiten wachsender Anforderungen an öffentliche Dienstleistungen und steigender Bürgererwartungen wird effizientes und bürgernahes Service Management immer wichtiger.

This book explores the argument that Portugal has been an exception to the trend of political upheaval and electoral instability across Southern Europe following the financial crisis and the bailout period.

The financial crash of 2007-2008 and the subsequent global economic crisis have raised questions about the viability of capitalism and the desirability of alternative types of economic system.

Guides policy makers through implementation of public-private partnerships, legal frameworks, institutional arrangements, and mobilizing public and private finance.

For laypeople and accountants with little or no governmental accounting experience, Governmental Accounting Made Easy, Second Edition is a complete and easy-to-use road map to a broad range of governmental accounting topics, and how these individual aspects of governmental accounting work together under the financial reporting model for governments adopted by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board.

Applied Welfare Economics: Cost-Benefit Analysis for Project and Policy Evaluation presents a consistent framework for applied welfare economics and is grounded in a comprehensive theory of cost-benefit analysis, specifically focused on offering a practical approach to policy and project evaluation.

The book examines the conceptual, economic, and fiscal impact(s) of the Social Protection Floor (SPF) initiative of the International Labor Organisation (ILO) and other policy influencers by first critically examining the methodologies used by the international agencies to estimate the fiscal costs of designated minimum package(s) of social protection programs.

The most practical, authoritative guide to governmental GAAP Wiley GAAP for Governments 2011 is a comprehensive guide to the accounting and financial reporting principles used by state and local governments as well as other governmental entities.

This book argues that despite the hype within many policy circles, there is actually very little evidence to support the presumed benefits of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in reducing poverty and addressing inequalities in the provision of and access to public services.

Drawing from global insights and the education supply and demand theory, this book investigates migrant children's education in China, as well as the educational financial policies, which serves as both a background and possible solutions.