Written for new and existing managers, undergraduate and postgraduate students of the public services, this essential textbook explores the meaning and significance of financial management for the public services, in a way which combines both theoretical arguments and practical applications. Written for the non-specialist, it:
* examines the economics of public services
* considers the extent to which the management of public services has actually changed in practice
* explains the meaning and applicability of financial management tools including those relating to budgets and capital investment
* presents original work on the issue of audit expectations
* presents case studies on the problems which can arise when traditional concerns on probity and stewardship are neglected
* considers the benefits and problems of measuring performance in the public services
* includes specific chapters on financial management in health services and local government
- ISBN13 9780335198450
- Publish Date 16 August 1998 (first published 1 January 1998)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 8 December 2022
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Open University Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 240
- Language English