Managing local governments
Subtitle: designing management control systems that deliver value
By: Emanuele Padovani and David W. Young
Contributors: Young, David W.
Series: Routledge masters in public management
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 333
ISBN-13: 9780415783293; 9780415783309; 9780203149980
Subjects: Cost control; Local government; Public administration; Strategic planning
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The context for management control systems in local governments; title: Management control systems: an overview; title: Barriers to effective management control in local governments; title: The structure for management control; title: Programming; title: Budgeting; title: Measuring full costs and setting prices; title: Measuring differential costs and assessing outsourcing opportunities; title: Measuring performance; title: Reporting and action; title: The organizational context for a LG's management control system.