TY - BOOK AU - Padovani,Emanuele AU - Young,David W. TI - Managing local governments: designing management control systems that deliver value T2 - Routledge masters in public management SN - 9780415783293 (hbk. : alk. paper) AV - JS78 .P29 2012 U1 - 352.14 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, New York PB - Routledge KW - Local government KW - Public administration KW - Cost control KW - Strategic planning N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 ER -