Innovations in Governmental Accounting

Inbunden, Engelska, 2002

AvVicente Montesinos,José Manuel Vela,Jose Manuel Vela

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The purpose of this book is to present an updated overview of what, in the contributors' opinions, are the most useful and innovative international experiences in governmental accounting, reporting and control. The text presents a perspective on the contemporary state and foreseeable evolution of international government accounting and is primarily aimed at public sector managers, accountants and researchers, although financial analysts, administrators, auditors, and graduate students should also find it highly relevant.

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Utgivningsdatum2002-12-31
Mått155 x 235 x 25 mm
Vikt735 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor352
FörlagKluwer Academic Publishers
ISBN9781402072888

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I Governmental Accounting Research Methodology.- 1. Research in Comparative Governmental Accounting over the Last Decade: Achievements and Problems.- 2. Comparative International Government Accounting Research (CIGAR) Methodology: Issues and Strategies.- 3. The Impact of Culture on Governmental Accounting Innovations in Developing Countries.- 4. On a Basis for International Comparisons of Governmental Accounting Systems: Models of an Economic Entity.- II International Accounting Standards.- 5. The Public Sector Committee (PSC): The Standards Project.- 6. The European Experience of and Attitudes to the Development of International Accounting Standards.- 7. The IPSAS Approach: a Useful Tool for Accounting Reform in Europe?.- III International Comparative Analysis.- 8. Convergence in the Economic Environment and Acounting Harmonization: the Case of European Local Governments.- 9. Governmental Accounting Reform: the cases of Portugal and Spain.- 10. Government or Governance? Japan’s New Balance Sheet in International Perspective.- IV National Innovative Experiences in Government Accounting.- 11. The New UK Government Financial Framework.- 12. Current State and Latest Developments of Governmental Accounting in Sweden.- 13. Main Developments of Governmental Accounting Reform in Spain.- 14. The Accounting Reform of Central Government in France.- 15. Innovations in Governmental Accounting Systems: the Concept of a “Mega General Ledger” in Belgian Provinces.- V Government Financial Reporting.- 16. Reporting Government Obligation.- 17. The Presentation of Governmental Financial Information on the Internet: an International View.- 18. The Disclosure of Financial Information in Local Governments: State of the Art and Future Directions.- VI Accounting for PerformanceEvaluation.- 19. Exploring the Balancing Concept in the Design of a Performance Measurement System for Waste Water Treatment in the Netherlands.- 20. Towards a Contingency Theory for Hospital Cost Accounting Systems: a Comparison of the UK and New Zealand.- 21. Programme, Funding and Accounting Innovations in Norwegian University Colleges.- 22. An International Comparison of School Performance Reporting.- VII Public Sector Audit.- 23. An Analysis of the Arise of Auditing Institutions in the Dutch provincial and local Governments.- 24. Limiting the Scope of Central Government Audit: a Constitutional Problem or a Sensible Solution?.- 25. Comparative Local Government Auditing: Audit Timing in the US and the UK.- Epilogue.- Some Issues on the Current Meaning and Aims of Governmental Accounting.