IMPACT Public sector accounting education (PSAE) plays an essential role in the proper
functioning of government operations. The application of the accrual basis in the public …

Principal agent theory has its roots in the economic theory of the firm, decision theory,
sociology, organizational theory, and more recently political science. However, there are …

IMPACT The development of a prototype framework to support analyses of Master's of Public
Administration (MPA) and Master's of Public Management (MPM) programmes is expected …

Local governments use single source forecasts to inform decision making, which can
constrain their ability to prepare for and respond to financial uncertainty. This unique context …

This study provides an update on the major topics covered in the required, core public
budgeting and financial management courses offered by NASPAA accredited programs in …

State and local governments' external financial reports contain important information for the
citizenry and government stakeholders. However, unless information in those reports is …

Most public organizations operate in an environment of constant fiscal stress. These and
other changes have permanently altered public resource allocation and control processes …

My thesis is simple. The current financial crisis obligates public administration scholars and
journal editors to redefine our intellectual boundaries and pay greater attention to a locus of …

This article analyzes the content of 584 articles published in the Journal of Public Budgeting,
Accounting, and Financial Management and Public Budgeting and Finance with principal …

A number of Public Administration (PA) scholars have raised concerns regarding the
discipline's neglect of macroeconomic challenges. Our article focuses on the link between …