Publisher's Synopsis
This text is aimed at public sector managers without financial management training but who nevertheless have financial responsibilities. It is intended to be a guide to understanding how public sector finance works and the skills that are required to run departments and services. This book aims to set the current situation in its proper context, so that the manager is provided with an all-round understanding of the way in which local authority finance works. In addition, it explains those non-numerical aspects of financial management that are often ill-advisedly taken for granted and introduces certain numerical techniques used in local government that can assist with planning and decision making.
