Financial Planning and Management in Public Organizations

This work focuses on the theory and practice of financial management in public organizations and local government, highlighting the planning, analysis, and control skills necessary to navigate a future of change in technology, society, politics and economics. It details three fundamental areas of responsibility in the annual financial management cycle - cash management, financial planning, and management control. The authors discuss the financial planning-control continuum, cash management and investment strategies, and techniques of financial and managerial cost accounting to assist financial managers and public administrators in their daily efforts to promote more efficient and effective use of financial resources.

Alan Walter Steiss is Adjunct Professor, College of Architecture and Urban Studies, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, and Consultant, Strategic Planning and Information Management Systems, Blacksburg, Virginia 'Emeka O. Cyprian Nwagwu is Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Healthcare Administration, School of Allied Health Sciences, Jackson State University, Mississippi