Public Sector Accounting, Accountability and Governance

Taylor & Francis

Public Sector Accounting, Accountability and GovernanceGlobalising the Experiences of Australia and New Zealand\nAuthor(s): Robyn Pilcher, David Gilchrist\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138563384, 978-1138563384\nSynopsis\nFunded by taxation, public spending cannot be separated from politics and ensuring efficiency and effectiveness is always high on the political and policy agenda. Accounting, accountability, governance and auditing are essential ingredients in evaluating public sector performance.\n\nAustralia and New Zealand are world leaders when it comes to public sector accountingsuch as being the first to introduce transaction-neutral accounting standards. This edited collection considers current issues impacting the public sector by primarily drawing upon experiences of Australia and New Zealand. Then, by combining history (from the time of the Domesday book, early sovereignty and Shakespeare) with curr.