Public Sector Accounting and Accountability in Australia

A wide-ranging, up-to-date resource on the practices and institutional arrangements of public sector accountability and the principles that drive public sector reforms in Australia, this authoritative edition examines current practices and principles of accountability, the reasons behind them, and the objectives of the recent reforms. Considering the historical and constitutional context in which these practices developed, both in Britain and Australia, it will interest those who work in the public service as well as elected representatives and students of the public sector.

Warwick Funnell is internationally recognized for his public sector research and is the author of In Government We Trust: Market Failure and the Delusions of Privatization. Kathie Cooper is an associate professor who has worked extensively in the areas of financial accounting, accounting history, forensic accounting, and accounting regulations. Janet Lee has substantial teaching experience in financial accounting and public sector accounting at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.