Padovani, Emanuele. <br/><br/>
Managing local governments :  designing management control systems that deliver value / 
Emanuele Padovani and David W. Young. 
 - Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ;  New York :  Routledge,  2012. 
 - xv, 333 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
 - Routledge masters in public management .
 - Routledge masters in public management series. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The context for management control systems in local governments -- Management control systems: an overview -- Barriers to effective management control in local governments -- The structure for management control -- Programming -- Budgeting -- Measuring full costs and setting prices -- Measuring differential costs and assessing outsourcing opportunities -- Measuring performance -- Reporting and action -- The organizational context for a LG's management control system. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780415783293 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9780415783309 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780203149980 (ebook) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011024459 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB194058  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>015864544  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Local government.<br/>Public administration.<br/>Cost control.<br/>Strategic planning.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JS78  / .P29 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>352.14