N. P. Hepworth

The Finance of Local Government (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1970 this book quickly became a classic textbook. This edition reissues the 7th edition of 1984. An indispensable text for students, local government employees and those members of local authorities who have an interest in the history of finance in local government the book remains highly topical today in its discussion of the relations between central and local government in the field of finance. The book covers the many changes to the position of local authorities which took place in the 1970s and early 1980s.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 364
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040276501
• Artikelnr.: 72258033

Autorenporträt

Noel Hepworth had many years in local government in the United Kingdom. He was assistant City Treasurer of Manchester and then Director of Finance of the London Borough of Croydon. He was Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) and an original member of the UK Audit Commission, the initial chairman of the Accountancy of Europe Public Sector Committee and a technical adviser to the IFAC Public Sector Committee. He is a qualified public finance accountant and has been awarded honorary doctorates by the Universities of Hull, Brighton and London. He was awarded an OBE by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 1980.

Inhaltsangabe

1.The Structure, Functions and Financial Background of Local Government 2.
Local Authority Expenditure 3. Government Grants 4. Rating and Valuation 5.
Other Income and Local Authority Real Estate 6. Local Authority
Accountability 7. Capital Finance 8. Housing 9. Direct Labour 10.
Investment in Securities; Insurance 11. Financial Management 12. Value for
Money 13. Finance and the Relationship Between Central and Local Government
14. The Layfield Report and Subsequent Developments 15. A Conclusion.