The Basics of Public Budgeting and Financial Management

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The Basics of Public Budgeting and Financial Management is written by Charles E. Menifield and published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0761872124 (ISBN 10) and 9780761872122 (ISBN 13).

In The Basics of Public Budgeting and Financial Management: A Handbook for Academics and Practitioners, 4th Edition, Charles E. Menifield carefully examines the key areas that every budgeting and financial management student needs to know in order to be a successful budgeteer in a local government, nonprofit, or state-level budget office. His analysis includes a discussion of: basic budgeting concepts; accounting techniques; a discussion of the budget process; budget techniques and analytical models; capital and personnel budgets; financial management; and budget presentations. Homework assignments reinforce the various subjects with practical applications that allow the students to reflect and engage the material in a realistic manner. This book blends budgetary theory and practice in a volume that is easy to understand by both undergraduate and graduate students alike.