"Aimed at non-finance specialists, this book starts from the premise of what public sector managers need to know in order to use the financial information in front of them effectively. The key focus is on identifying the core information needed to make decisions from the sea of financial...

The politics of public budgets -- Revenue politics -- The politics of process -- The dynamics of changing budget processes -- Expenditures : strategies, structures, and the environment -- The politics of balancing the budget -- Budget execution : the politics of adaptation -- Controlling waste,...