Public finance accounting

In this book Miroslav Beblav who has been involved in policy-making at the highest level in his country, offers a detailed study of monetary policy and monetary institutions in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia during the 1990s and the early 2000s and a more general look at monetary policy in less developed, but highly open and fin

This book delves into the many innovative changes that the financial industry has undergone in recent years.

Coalitions of consumer groups, NGOs, and trade unions have traditionally been considered politically weak compared to well-organized and resourceful financial sector groups which dominate or "e;capture"e; financial regulatory decisions.

Building the 21st Century City through Public-Private Partnerships introduces students and early-career professionals to the fundamentals of this unique form of cross-sector collaboration.

The privatisation of the British railway industry was a unique political and economic event.

Since 2008 many European states have experienced significant challenges in adapting to austerity, and political actors within these states have made significant changes in their discourses and practices.

The current degradation of sovereign balance sheets raises very real concerns about how sovereign creditworthiness is measured by credit rating agencies.

There are many practical textbooks explaining how taxation is applied and calculated but few ever deal thoroughly with the theory behind the practice.

This book, first published in 1978, provides an analysis of British monetary policy and considers what techniques of monetary control were most appropriate to the context of the U.

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

By 2050, two-thirds of the world's population will live in cities.

This book offers a rigorous, detailed, and balanced analysis of the various contributions to the Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) debate, incorporating both the arguments of proponents and those who point to its limitations and obstacles.

Despite a plethora of techniques to analyse the financial performance of a business, there has been no single methodology that has been overwhelmingly preferred by users.

The economic crisis of 2008-2009 and beyond has provided the greatest challenge to public policy in the developed world since the Second World War, as the use of public monies to support banks and declining tax revenues have resulted in rising government borrowing and national debt.

This book investigates and critically evaluates the concept of public benefit within charity law in the common law world.

An inherently interdisciplinary subject, tax avoidance has attracted growing interest of scholars in many fields.

Over the last thirty years Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) have been used to deliver transport capital projects and services.

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

To what extent can governments supplement private venture capitalists and stimulate the economy by providing money to new entrepreneurs as well as existing enterprises?

Public procurement affects a substantial share of world trade flows, amounting to 1000 billion euros per year.

The 2008 financial crisis has severely shaken confidence in liberal economic theory and policy.

The Development of International Monetary Policy traces the development of international monetary policy from mercantilism to quantitative easing.

The recent economic events driven by the great financial crisis of 2007-08 has challenged some "e;dogma"e;, highlighting various limits and drawbacks of current paradigms.

Annually, the government commits significant expenditure to a type of public contracts which are known as Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) or the Private Finance Initiative (PFI).

By virtue of several theoretical models and hypotheses, this book is one of the earliest studies which systematically investigates the structure and changes of China's financial institutions.

Accounting's contribution to reality construction is envisioned in this volume of critical research, examining accounting's role in contemporary issues: ethics, sustainability, financial instability, post SOX legislation, education, and performance appraisals to name a few.

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.

Luigi Einaudi (1874-1961) was a leading liberal economist, economic historian and political figure.

In Understanding and Negotiating EPC Contracts, Volume 1, Howard M.

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

The Routledge Handbook of Banking and Finance in Asia brings together leading scholars, policymakers, and practitioners to provide a comprehensive and cutting-edge guide to Asia's financial institutions, markets, and systems.

Climate Change and the Private Sector explores the challenges of transforming our energy infrastructure to become carbon neutral and adapting to climate change in the twenty-first century.

This book examines the role of the private sector in emergency management and how that role is changing through private sector intersections with government, government agencies, and the public sectors in all phases of emergency management.

The bestselling classic from the "e;Sherlock Holmes of Accounting"e;-updated to reflect key case studies from the past quarter century and the dishonest tactics used to mislead investors.

A critical analysis of public policy decisions requires a far greater depth of knowledge than can be received from news reports and political speeches.

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

While global challenges continue to reshape the here and now, public and corporate finance management needs to adapt quickly to increase the efficiency of institutions, enterprises and policies to face our new reality.

Michael Collins was a pivotal figure in the Irish struggle for independence and his legacy has resonated ever since.

Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) is the systematic and analytical process of comparing benefits and costs in evaluating the desirability of a project or programme, often of a social nature and for society as a whole.

This new study provides a comprehensive survey of the recently established European financial system in comparison to previous European systems and the US Federal Reserve.

Research in Health Economics has developed into a separate discipline for the last 25 years.

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.

The definition of "e;old"e; has evolved intensively over the years due to demographic changes, and the ageing population is one of the most frequently discussed issues in recent decades.