Financial Management in the Public Sector: Tools, Applications and Cases - Softcover

Wang, Xiaohu (Shawn)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0765616785 ISBN 13: 9780765616784

Publisher: Routledge, 2006

Synopsis

Thoroughly classroom tested, this comprehensive text provides a step-by-step guide on how to use financial management and budgeting tools in the public sector. The book features a practical, case study approach and includes numerous exercises and examples. It is designed as a core text for instructors who want to introduce students to hands-on tools and techniques in courses on Public Financial Management or Public Budgeting. The book covers all the cornerstone topics in the discipline, including Financial Planning, Financial Implementation, and Financial Reporting and Analysis. Each chapter is carefully structured as a self-contained learning module, and includes learning objectives, key concepts, easy-to-use Excel spreadsheet models, a case study, and detailed exercises with answers provided in an appendix.

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Review

"This book will serve as an excellent text in public budgeting and financial management courses that focus on political processes, budgetary theories, historical development, and substantive public policies. The author's pedagogical approach manifests an effective way to bridge theory and practice and enhance learning. Professor Wang demystifies the nature of and clarifies the application of many of the financial management tools that I had employed during my time in a budget office." - Jerry Gianakis, Suffolk University"

About the Author

XiaoHu Wang is a professor at City University of Hong Kong, China. Previously, he was professor of public administration at the University of Central Florida. He has degrees in public administration and economics. A trained specialist in US local government finance, he has worked as a financial analyst for a number of governmental institutions in the United States. His teaching and research focus on financial management, performance management, and sustainability management. His research has been published in the most prestigious academic journals in public administration and public finance. He is the winner of multiple teaching and research awards.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0765616785
• ISBN 13: 9780765616784
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 217