Cost Accounting in Government - Theory and Applications

Aimed at academics, researchers and policy makers in the fields of Account, Public Administration and Government Studies, this book seeks to address the practical and theoretical gap in government cost accounting research with case studies of different public agencies that are using cost accounting for different purposes.

List of contents

1. A Framework for Cost Accounting Systems in Government
Zachary T. Mohr
2. Contextualizing Cost Accounting in Government from a Historical Perspective
Zachary T. Mohr and William C. Rivenbark
3. The Intrinsic Value of Cost Accounting for Benchmarking Service Efficiency
William C. Rivenbark
4. Cost Accounting for Rates and User Fees
JoEllen Pope and Zachary T. Mohr
5. Cost Accounting for Government Grants
Robert J. Eger, III and Bruce D. McDonald, III
6. Cost Management Innovations in Federal Agencies
Dale R. Geiger
7. Cost Accounting in European Countries
Ringa Raudla and James W. Douglas
8. Extending the Application and Theory of Government Cost Accounting
Zachary T. Mohr

About the author

Zachary Mohr is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA

Summary

Aimed at academics, researchers and policy makers in the fields of Account, Public Administration and Government Studies, this book seeks to address the practical and theoretical gap in government cost accounting research with case studies of different public agencies that are using cost accounting for different purposes.

Product details

• Authors: Zachary Mohr, Zachary (University of North Carolina At Cha Mohr
• Assisted by: Zachary Mohr (Editor), Mohr Zachary (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9780367242930
• ISBN: 978-0-367-24293-0
• No. of pages: 168
• Series: Routledge Studies in Accounting
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; Business & Economics / General, Economics, Business and Management, Accounting, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Accounting / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Budgeting, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Accounting / Governmental, cost accounting, Budgeting and financial management, Public finance accounting