Rethinking public accounting : policy and practice of accrual accounting in government.

In recent years, efficiency and accountability are receiving special emphasis in evaluating the role of government. The book argues for reforms in India's accounting system that can help set performance standards and be able to provide reliable information to monitor government expenditure.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Das, S. K., 1945-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Subjects:	Finance, Public > India > Accounting. Accrual basis accounting > India. Finance, Public > Accounting. Accrual basis accounting. Finances publiques > Comptabilité. Comptabilité d'exercice. Finances publiques > Inde > Comptabilité. Comptabilité d'exercice > Inde. Accrual basis accounting Finance, Public > Accounting India Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

1. government accounting
2. government accounting in India
3. Accrual accounting in the New Zealand government
4. Accrual accounting in the Australian government
5. Resource accounting in the UK government
6. Accrual accounting in the Swedish government
7. Comparative experience : the issues
8. Comparative experience : the gains
9. Introducing accrual accounting in the Indian government
10. Implementation : a roadmap.