Public sector accounting, accountability and governance: globalising the experiences of Australia and New Zealand

Funded by taxation, public spending cannot be separated from politics and ensuring efficiency and effectiveness is always high on the political and policy agenda.

Accounting, accountability, governance and auditing are essential ingredients in evaluating public sector performance.

Australia and New Zealand are world leaders when it comes to standards in public sector accounting.

This edited collection considers current issues impacting the public sector primarily through the lens of Australia and New Zealand's experiences, and draws international comparisons with both the UK and the US, and their experience of addressing the challenge of governance in public services.