1st Edition

Teaching Public Budgeting and Finance A Practical Guide

Edited By Bruce D. McDonald III, Meagan M. Jordan Copyright 2022
306 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

306 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

306 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Many universities offer the Master of Public Administration (MPA) or other public affairs degree, which includes at least one course in public budgeting or public financial management. The faculty who teach these courses can however sometimes struggle to cover the breadth of material required and to fully engage students in what can be a technical subject. Teaching Public Budgeting and Finance:... Read more

1.Teaching Public Budgeting and Finance

Bruce D. McDonald III and Meagan M. Jordan

2. Public Budgeting and Finance in Context

Meagan M. Jordan and Merl Hackbart

3. Revenue

Justin M. Ross and Denvil R. Duncan

4. Public Budgeting Mechanics

Katherine G. Willoughby and Colt Jensen

5. Capital Budgeting and Debt Financing

W. Bartley Hildreth

6. Financial Management

Craig L. Johnson and Yulianti Abbas

7. Auditing and Internal Controls

Carl J. Gabrini

8. Financial Condition Analysis

Craig S. Maher

9. Pensions

Kenneth A. Kriz

10. Nonprofit Budgeting and Financial Management

Carol Ebdon

11. Incorporating Social Equity

Bruce D. McDonald III and Sean McCandless

12. Case Studies and Service Learning in Public Budgeting and Finance

 Meagan M. Jordan and Bruce D. McDonald III

Biography

Bruce D. McDonald III, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Public Budgeting and Finance at NC State University. He also serves as the Editor-in-chief of Public Administration, Co-editor-in-chief of the Journal of Public Affairs Education, Co-editor of Routledge’s Public Affairs Education Book Series, and President of the North Carolina Public Administration Alliance.

Meagan M. Jordan, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Public Budgeting and Finance in the School of Public Service at Old Dominion University. She previously served as the Secretary of the Association for Budgeting and Financial Management and is the Chair of the Budget and Finance Management Section of the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration. She serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Public Affairs Education.