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Innovations in governmental accounting / edited by Vicente Montesinos and José Manuel Vela.
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English
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Boston, Mass. : Kluwer, ©2002.
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xxi, 352 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Forrestal Annex - A
HJ9733 .I56 2002
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Montesinos Julve, Vicente
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Summary note
"New Accounting and Management challenges for Public Entities require a continuous introduction of innovations and reforms in accordance with new international trends, techniques and experiences. In order to carry this out, extensive knowledge of Innovations in Government Accounting and Reporting, International Standards, Performance Evaluation Developments and relevant national experiences will without doubt be indispensable. The purpose of this book is to present an updated overview of the most useful and innovative International Experiences in Governmental Accounting, Reporting and Control. The content of the volume is the result of high-quality contributions from prestigious researchers and public sector professionals, presenting a perspective on the current state and foreseeable evolution of International Government Accounting. The book is primarily aimed at public sector managers, accountants and researchers, although financial analysts, administrators, auditors, and graduate students will also find it highly relevant." -- Publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Foreword / Vicente Montesinos and Jose Manuel Vela
1. Research in Comparative Governmental Accounting over the Last Decade: Achievements and Problems / Klaus Luder
2. Comparative International Government Accounting Research (CIGAR) Methodology: Issues and Strategies / James L. Chan
3. The Impact of Culture on Governmental Accounting Innovations in Developing Countries / Patrick J. Devlin, Alan D. Godfrey and Cherif Merrouche
4. On a Basis for International Comparisons of Governmental Accounting Systems: Models of an Economic Entity / Wojciech A. Nowak
5. The Public Sector Committee (PSC): The Standards Project / Philippe Adhemar
6. The European Experience of and Attitudes to the Development of International Accounting Standards / Noel Hepworth
7. The IPSAS Approach: a Useful Tool for Accounting Reform in Europe? / Bernardino Benito, Isabel Brusca and Vicente Montesinos
8. Convergence in the Economic Environment and Accounting Harmonization: the Case of European Local Governments / Maria T. Balaguer, Iluminada Fuertes and Manuel Illueca
9. Governmental Accounting Reform: the cases of Portugal and Spain / Maria J. Da Silva and Joao B. Da Costa
10. Government or Governance? Japan's New Balance Sheet in International Perspective / Kiyoshi Yamamoto and June Pallot
11. The New UK Government Financial Framework / Andrew Likierman
12. Current State and Latest Developments of Governmental Accounting in Sweden / Kristina Lundqvist
13. Main Developments of Governmental Accounting Reform in Spain / Victor Nicolas
14. The Accounting Reform of Central Government in France / Evelyne Lande
15. Innovations in Governmental Accounting systems: the Concept of a "Mega General Ledger" in Belgian Provinces / J. R. Christiaens and C. Vanhee
16. Reporting Government Obligation / Gwenda Jensen
17. The Presentation of Governmental Financial Information on the Internet: an International View / Antonio Lopez Hernandez, Carmen Caba and Manuel P. Rodriguez
18. The Disclosure of Financial Information in Local Governments: State of the Art and Future Directions / Jose L. Pablos, Ana Carcaba and Antonio Lopez Diaz
19. Exploring the Balancing Concept in the Design of a Performance Measurement System for Waste Water Treatment in the Netherlands / G. Jan van Helden and Remco J. Admiraal
20. Towards a Contingency Theory for Hospital Cost Accounting Systems: a Comparison of the UK and New Zealand / Sheila Ellwood
21. Programme, Funding and Accounting Innovations in Norwegian University Colleges / Helge Mauland and Frode Mellemvik
22. An International Comparison of School Performance Reporting / Marc A. Rubin
23. An Analysis of the Arise of Auditing Institutions in the Dutch provincial and local Governments / Aad D. Bac
24. Limiting the Scope of Central Government Audit: a Constitutional Problem or a Sensible Solution? / Mary Bowerman and Christopher Humphrey
25. Comparative Local Government Auditing: Audit Timing in the US and the UK / Gary Giroux and Rowan Jones
Epilogue: Some Issues on the Current Meaning and Aims of Governmental Accounting / Elvira Rodriguez
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ISBN
1402072880 ((alk. paper))
9781402072888 ((alk. paper))
LCCN
2002042852
OCLC
51151698
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