Handbook of Accounting and Public Governance

Handbook of Accounting and Public Governance

Author: Giuseppe Grossi

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2024-02-12

Total Pages: 351

ISBN-13: 1800888457

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Expertly navigating the complex relationships between accounting and the development of hybridized public governance, this erudite Handbook critically analyses the most pressing challenges and limitations currently facing accounting and public governance research. Comprehensively drawing intricate links between accounting, public governance and hybridization, it conceptualizes the role of accounting by looking at the current and prospective needs of hybridized public governance.


Tools, Strategies, and Practices for Modern and Accountable Public Sector Management

Tools, Strategies, and Practices for Modern and Accountable Public Sector Management

Author: Azevedo, Graça

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2019-11-15

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 1799813878

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The recent global financial and economic crisis has had surprising effects on several economies worldwide. This global event has promoted the discussion on how ethical, transparent, and rigorous the accountability of public sector institutions is. However, public manager accountability is translated into a vision that goes beyond its sphere of activity, demanding information on how public resources have been managed based on the maximization of social welfare and sustainable development. Tools, Strategies, and Practices for Modern and Accountable Public Sector Management is an essential reference source that discusses the process behind how public resources are managed as well as how they are coordinated to achieve collective success. Featuring research on topics such as corporate responsibility, fiscal accountability, and public administration, this book is ideally designed for researchers, managers, financial authorities, auditors, public managers, public administrators, regulatory authorities, accountants, professionals, and students involved with the accountability and reform of public management in local governments.


Financial Determinants in Local Re-Election Rates: Emerging Research and Opportunities

Financial Determinants in Local Re-Election Rates: Emerging Research and Opportunities

Author: Cunha, Ana Maria

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2019-10-25

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 1522578218

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Accounting information, on the one hand, allows government officials to obtain better information to support greater decision making, transparency, and accountability. On the other hand, this financial information also allows local citizens more access to knowledge of how public resources are being managed and used by the local government entities. Measuring the pros and cons of this information may determine how certain officials remain in office while others do not. Financial Determinants in Local Re-Election Rates: Emerging Research and Opportunities is a collection of innovative research that assesses whether accounting information and other factors have an impact on electoral results, which in turn impact re-election in local government. While highlighting topics including political financing, voting behavior, and capital spending, this book is ideally designed for political analysts, politicians, government officials, researchers, policymakers, public policy managers, financial analysts, academicians, and students seeking current research on financial information and other factors having an impact on electoral results.


Global Perspectives on Risk Management and Accounting in the Public Sector

Global Perspectives on Risk Management and Accounting in the Public Sector

Author: Ferreira, Augusta da Conceição Santos

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2016-01-18

Total Pages: 537

ISBN-13: 1466698047

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The effects of recent economic and financial crises have reached an international scale; a number of different nations have experienced the fallout of these events, calling into question issues of accountability and reform in public management. Global Perspectives on Risk Management and Accounting in the Public Sector is a pivotal reference source for the latest research on current developments and future directions of the regulation, financial management, and sustainability of public institutions. Featuring discussions on risk assessment, transparency, and information disclosure, this book is ideally designed for regulatory authorities, researchers, managers, and professionals working in the public domain.


Sustainable Infrastructure: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice

Sustainable Infrastructure: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice

Author: Management Association, Information Resources

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2019-11-01

Total Pages: 1044

ISBN-13: 1799809498

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The continued growth of any nation depends largely on the development of their built infrastructures and communities. By creating stable infrastructures, countries can more easily thrive in competitive international markets. Sustainable Infrastructure: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice examines sustainable development through the lens of transportation, waste management, land use planning, and governance. Highlighting a range of topics such as sustainable development, transportation planning, and regional and urban infrastructure planning, this publication is an ideal reference source for engineers, planners, government officials, developers, policymakers, legislators, researchers, academicians, and graduate-level students seeking current research on the latest trends in sustainable infrastructure.


Handbook of Research on Modernization and Accountability in Public Sector Management

Handbook of Research on Modernization and Accountability in Public Sector Management

Author: Azevedo, Graça Maria do Carmo

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2018-03-02

Total Pages: 565

ISBN-13: 1522537325

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The effects of recent economic and financial crises have reached an international scale. A number of different nations have experienced the fallout of these events, calling into question issues of accountability and reform in public management. The Handbook of Research on Modernization and Accountability in Public Sector Management is an essential scholarly publication that focuses on responsibility within public sector institutions and the importance of these institutions being ethical, transparent, and rigorous. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics, such as corporate social responsibility, e-government, and financial accountability, this publication is geared toward regulatory authorities, researchers, managers, and professionals working in the public domain.


Innovative Perspectives on Public Administration in the Digital Age

Innovative Perspectives on Public Administration in the Digital Age

Author: Manoharan, Aroon P.

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2018-05-25

Total Pages: 349

ISBN-13: 1522559671

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As governments worldwide are entering the digital age, there are increasing expectations from citizens and stakeholders for a more responsive, efficient, and open government. Innovations in information technology and web technologies can facilitate these changes. Innovative Perspectives on Public Administration in the Digital Age is a critical scholarly resource that examines the prevalence of e-government and the advancements of information systems to facilitate a government that is more open and accessible to citizens and businesses. Highlighting coverage on a broad range of topics such as online civic engagement, e-petition, and privacy and security, this publication is geared toward academicians, practitioners, and government officials seeking current and relevant research on the use of online and technological systems for the advancement of government and public policy.


Citizen-Responsive Urban E-Planning: Recent Developments and Critical Perspectives

Citizen-Responsive Urban E-Planning: Recent Developments and Critical Perspectives

Author: Silva, Carlos Nunes

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2020-04-17

Total Pages: 409

ISBN-13: 1799840190

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Among the many ways the world has changed in recent decades, using technology for city planning has become one of the most innovative. Using new, pioneering methods that are reshaping the world into a more efficient and effective society has become the new reality. Citizen-Responsive Urban E-Planning: Recent Developments and Critical Perspectives is a collection of innovative research that presents and discusses various perspectives on facets of citizen engagement in open urban policy processes, all of them based on the widespread use of information and communication technologies in the field of urban/spatial planning. The book offers an updated outline of recent advances in this field as well as a critical perspective of the challenges with which citizen e-participation in urban e-planning is confronted. While highlighting topics including smart ecosystems, urban development, and global intelligence, this book is ideally designed for urban planners, IT consultants, government officials, policymakers, academicians, researchers, students, and industry professionals.


OECD Multi-level Governance Studies Aligning Regional and Local Budgets with Green Objectives Subnational Green Budgeting Practices and Guidelines

OECD Multi-level Governance Studies Aligning Regional and Local Budgets with Green Objectives Subnational Green Budgeting Practices and Guidelines

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2022-06-22

Total Pages: 181

ISBN-13: 9264595147

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Green budgeting is emerging at subnational levels as an important tool for regions and cities to use to align their expenditure and revenues with their green objectives, and enhance the transparency and accountability of their climate and environmental action. It is also a tool that subnational governments can use to prioritise low-carbon investments and identify funding gaps, as well as to mobilise additional sources of both private and public climate finance.