Overview
- Addresses a lack of literature in the field of financial sustainability in public administration
- Analyses the metrics used to evaluate financial sustainability
- Explores the concept of financial health and the ways in which public administrations have attempted to sustain it
- Connects with recent scholarship that has addressed the important issue of government finance sustainability
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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About this book
This book analyses the methods used to assess financial sustainability as defined by the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). Recently, there have been calls to consider sustainability as a fundamental guiding principle in public management. The financial and economic crisis has spurred a demand for greater financial sustainability in public administrations. Although the concept of sustainability has been traditionally associated with three dimensions (environmental, social and economic), this book is focuses on the metrics used to evaluate financial sustainability and explores the concept of financial health. It will be of interest to researchers and academics in the field of financial sustainability.
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Introduction
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Prior Research in the Management of Public Finances.
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Theoretical Underpinnings and Methods Used to Calculate Financial Sustainability in Governments
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Comparing International Experiences in Managing and Monitoring Financial Sustainability in Governments
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Conclusion
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar is Professor of Accounting at the University of Granada, Spain. He has authored numerous articles in international journals, which include Public Money & Management, International Public Management Journal, Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, and the Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, among others. He is also a member of the Editorial Board of Government Information Quarterly and Associate Editor for other leading international journals.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Financial Sustainability in Public Administration
Book Subtitle: Exploring the Concept of Financial Health
Editors: Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57962-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-57961-0Published: 29 August 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-86292-7Published: 04 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-57962-7Published: 10 August 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 268
Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations
Topics: Public Finance, Capital Markets, Personal Finance/Wealth Management/Pension Planning, Financial Accounting, European Union Politics, International Economics