TY - BOOK AU - Allen,Richard AU - Hemming,Richard AU - Potter,Barry H. ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - The international handbook of public financial management SN - 9781137315304 PY - 2013/// CY - London PB - Palgrave Macmillan UK KW - Finance KW - Accounting KW - Bookkeeping KW - Business enterprises KW - Management KW - Investment banking KW - Securities KW - Risk management KW - Macroeconomics N2 - The International Handbook of Public Financial Management is a virtual encyclopedia of public financial management, written by topmost experts, many with a background in the IMF and World Bank. It provides the first comprehensive guide to the subject that has been published in more than ten years. The book is aimed at a broad audience of academics/students, government officials, development agencies and practitioners. It covers both bread-and-butter topics such as the macroeconomic and legal framework for budgeting, budget preparation and execution, procurement, accounting, reporting, audit and oversight, as well as specialist subjects such as government payroll systems, local government finance, fiscal transparency, the management of fiscal risks, sovereign wealth funds, the management of state-owned enterprises, and political economy aspects of budgeting. The book sets out numerous examples and case studies describing good practice in public financial management, and is highly relevant for use in both advanced and developing countries UR - http://eresourcesptsl.ukm.remotexs.co/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137315304 ER -