01491pamaa2200217 4500 0000031336 20100222090000.0 100222 eng 9780273722816 (pbk.) HJ131 PRO 2009 Prowle Managing and reforming modern public services : the financial management dimension Malcolm Prowle. 1st ed. New York: Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2009. xv, 420p: ill.; 26 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index Financing public services -- Public servicereforms and their impact on financial management practices -- Costing and costing systems in public service organisations -- Managing strategic change in public services: the financial management contribution -- Budgeting systems and budget management in public service organisations -- Pricing public services -- Improving performance in public services: the financial management contribution -- Financial accounting and reporting in public service organisations -- Information systems and financial management in public service organisations -- Financial control and governance in public service organisations -- The organisation and staffing of the public service finance function Finance, Public -- Case studies Government spending policy -- Case studies Public administration -- Case studies www.pearson-books.com