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.
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Biography
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.
Original Review of The Finance of Local Government:
‘First, it is remarkably comprehensive…secondly, it is extremely clear. The straightforward, unpretentious prose style and the logical organisation of the material make it an easy book to read and understand. Given the complexity of the subject matter this is no small achievement.’ D.E. Regan, Urban Studies Vol 15, No. 1 (1978).
