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International Standard Book Number | 9780273740384 |
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Cancelled/invalid ISBN | 9780273722816 |
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System control number | (OCoLC)1017003107 |
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
Original cataloging agency | MiAaPQ |
Language of cataloging | eng |
Description conventions | rda |
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Transcribing agency | MiAaPQ |
Modifying agency | MiAaPQ |
050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
Classification number | HJ131.P76 2010 |
082 0# - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
Classification number | 352.4 |
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | Prowle, Malcolm. |
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | Managing and Reforming Modern Public Services. |
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
Edition statement | 1st ed. |
264 #1 - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
Place of publication, distribution, etc | Harlow : |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Pearson Education UK, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2009. |
264 #4 - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
Date of publication, distribution, etc | �2010. |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Extent | 1 online resource (451 pages) |
336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
Content type term | text |
Content type code | txt |
Source | rdacontent |
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Media type term | computer |
Media type code | c |
Source | rdamedia |
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Carrier type term | online resource |
Carrier type code | cr |
Source | rdacarrier |
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
Formatted contents note | Cover -- Managing and Reforming Modern Public Services -- Contents -- About the author -- Foreword -- Preface -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of case studies -- List of terms and acronyms -- Acknowledgements -- Part 1 The organisation and development of public services -- Introduction: public services and the public sector -- Learning objectives -- Introduction -- Public sector and public services: provision and financing -- Growth and development of UK public sector -- Configuration of the public sector and public services -- The importance of financial management in public service organisations -- Structure of this book -- Conclusions -- Questions for discussion -- Financing public services -- Learning objectives -- Introduction -- Patterns of public spending -- International perspectives on public spending -- Sources of finance for public services -- Taxation -- User charges for public services -- Borrowing -- Other sources of public finance -- International perspectives on public service finance -- The role of the Private Finance Initiative -- Framework of public expenditure -- Planning and financing of public services -- Allocating resources to public services -- Conclusions -- Questions for discussion -- Public service reforms and their impact on financial management practices -- Learning objectives -- Introduction -- A brief history of public service reform in the UK -- Forces for change: causal factors of public service reform -- Aims of public service reform -- The public service reform agenda -- The impact of public service reform on financial management practices -- Conclusions -- Questions for discussion -- Part 2 Financial management of public services: key aspects -- Costing and costing systems in public service organisations -- Learning objectives -- Introduction -- Using cost information in PSOs. |
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Formatted contents note | Basic principles of costing -- Obtaining cost information in PSOs -- Future public service trends and their impact on costing systems -- Developing costing systems: the way forward -- Developing costing systems: the stages -- Conclusions -- Questions for discussion -- Managing strategic change in public services: the financial management contribution -- Learning objectives -- Introduction -- Major strategic changes in public services -- The management of strategic change in public services -- Strategic planning in public services - commissioners and providers -- Implementing strategy -- Monitoring strategy implementation and outcomes -- The key roles of financial management in strategic management -- Strategic Financial Planning: some relevant techniques -- Cost and income benchmarking -- Activity-based costing and management -- Financial modelling -- Capital investment appraisal techniques -- Conclusion -- Questions for discussion -- Budgeting systems and budget management in public service organisations -- Learning objectives -- Introduction -- The roles and purposes of a budgeting system -- Types of PSO budget -- Main elements of a budget system -- Budget framework -- Budget-setting process -- Budget-reporting system -- Resource allocation models and the budgeting process -- Programme analysis and budgeting -- Variations in PSO budgeting arrangements -- Conclusion -- Questions for discussion -- Pricing public services -- Learning objectives -- Introduction -- The distinction between costs and prices -- Business pricing and economic pricing -- Why pricing is important in relation to public services -- The nature and structure of pricing decisions -- Key strategic pricing factors -- Cost inputs into pricing decisions -- Pricing strategy and the marketing mix -- Special factors related to pricing in PSOs. |
505 8# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
Formatted contents note | Individual pricing decisions: tactical considerations -- The financial management roles in pricing in PSOs -- Conclusions -- Questions for discussion -- Improving performance in public services: the financial management contribution -- Learning objectives -- Introduction -- Systems of performance management in PSOs -- What constitutes performance in PSOs -- Using performance information -- The role of benchmarking -- Improving performance in public services -- Performance management and improvement: financial management roles -- Conclusions -- Questions for discussion -- Financial accounting and reporting in public service organisations -- Learning objectives -- Introduction -- The purpose of producing statutory financial accounts for PSOs -- Basic principles of financial accounting -- The regulatory framework for financial accounting in UK public service organisations -- Financial accounting practices in public service organisations -- The relevance of financial accounting in PSOs -- Conclusions -- Questions for discussion -- Part 3 The operation of financial management in public service organisations -- Information systems and financial management in public service organisations -- Learning objectives -- Introduction -- The general structure of information systems -- Management information systems within PSOs -- Financial information systems in PSOs -- Key characteristics of financial information systems in PSOs -- Developing financial information systems in PSOs -- The financial management involvement in the acquisition of IS/IT -- Key management challenges in relation to IS/IT in PSOs -- Conclusions -- Questions for discussion -- Financial control and governance in public service organisations -- Learning objectives -- Introduction -- Financial control frameworks in PSOs -- Audit arrangements in PSOs -- Internal audit arrangements. |
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Formatted contents note | External audit arrangements -- Internal and external audit compared -- Other audit bodies -- Specialist audit activities -- Corporate governance arrangements -- Audit implications of PSO governance requirements -- Conclusions -- Questions for discussion -- Appendix 11.1 Model content of a PSO's financial regulations -- The organisation and staffing of the public service finance function -- Learning objectives -- Introduction -- The configuration of the PSO finance function -- The roles and responsibilities of the PSO Director of Finance -- Staffing of PSO finance departments -- Strategic trends in the PSO finance function -- Organisational change in the PSO finance function -- Conclusions -- Questions for discussion -- Part 4 The way ahead -- The future of public services: the implications for financial management -- Learning objectives -- Introduction -- Forces for change -- Implications for public services -- Financial management challenges -- Conclusions -- Questions for discussion -- References -- Relevant websites -- Further reading -- Index. |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
Summary, etc | As government borrowing and debt reaches record levels, public services, for the first time in over 30 years of unprecedented growth in spending, face the prospect of real cuts in their fundingIn these challenging times, Managing and Reforming Modern Public Services; The Financial Management Dimension shows you how to manage the financial resources of public services most effectively drawing on best practice from both public and private sectorsManaging and Reforming Modern Public Services;The Financial Management Dimension considers all public service organisations from central government and local government to trusts and charities with a particular focus on health and education . |
588 ## - SOURCE OF DESCRIPTION NOTE | |
Source of description note | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. |
590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN) | |
Local note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2019. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Government spending policy. |
655 #4 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM | |
Genre/form data or focus term | Electronic books. |
776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY | |
Display text | Print version: |
Main entry heading | Prowle, Malcolm |
Title | Managing and Reforming Modern Public Services:The Financial Management Dimension |
Place, publisher, and date of publication | Harlow : Pearson Education UK,c2009 |
International Standard Book Number | 9780273722816 |
797 2# - LOCAL ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME (RLIN) | |
Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | ProQuest (Firm) |
856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
Uniform Resource Identifier | http://ezproxy01.ny.edu.hk:2048/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ircp3g4/detail.action?docID=5138614 |
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