Includes bibliographical references and index.

The awareness of mentality in public administration as the key for the management of its complexity / Mirko Pecaric -- Public administration in the era of late neo-liberalism: placement professionals and the NPM regime / Frank Sowa, Ronald Staples -- Exploring the new public management (NPM)-based reforms in the public sector accounting: a Sri Lankan study / Chitra Sriyani De Silva Lokuwaduge -- Potential uses and usefulness of Italian local government consolidated financial reporting: the case of the town council of Brescia / Cristian Carini, Claudio Teodori -- Modernization of governmental accounting systems: situation in the Central American region / Carlos Araya-Leandro, Mar�ia Del Carmen Caba-P�erez, Antonio M. L�opez-Hernandez -- The influence of accounting information in the re-election of the mayors in Portugal / Ana Cunha, Augusta da Concei�c�ao Santos Ferreira, Maria Jos�e Fernandes -- Commercialization of local public services / Beatriz Cuadrado-Ballesteros, Isabel Mar�ia Garc�ia-S�anchez, Jennifer Mart�inez-Ferrero -- A literature review on quality models for online e-government services / Filipe S�a, �Alvaro Rocha, Manuel P�erez-Cota -- Governance in NHS foundation trusts: insights from company secretaries / Robert Nesbitt, Amr Kotb -- The importance of accountability practices in the public sector: literature review / Maria Cristina Ribeiro da Silva Couto, Augusta da Concei�c�ao Santos Ferreira -- Transparency as a determinant of local financial condition / Beatriz Cuadrado-Ballesteros, Noemi Mord�an, Jos�e Valeriano Fr�ias-Aceituno -- The determinants of sustainability reporting of the Portuguese public sector entities / Maria da Concei�c�ao C. Tavares, L�ucia Lima Rodrigues -- Online financial transparency: local governments of the MERCOSUR member countries / F�abio Rodrigues Magalh�aes, Carlos Santos -- Local authorities and the disclosure of financial information via the internet: the Portuguese case / Helena Carla Antunes Mendes [and 5 others] -- Performance measurement in public networks: developing a PMS for network actors and network managers / Deborah Agostino, Michela Arnaboldi, Giovanni Azzone -- Determinants of the design and use of PMS in Portuguese government agencies: a complementary theoretical approach / Patr�icia Gomes, Silvia Mendes Cam�oes, Jo�ao Carvalho -- Performance measurement perceptions in Romanian higher education / Andreea Ioana Coste, Adriana Tiron-Tudor -- The role of management accounting systems in public hospitals and the construction of budgets: a literature review / Carla Marina Pereira de Campos, L�ucia Lima Rodrigues, Susana Margarida Faustino Jorge -- Plan for prevention of risks of corruption and related infractions: the application of FMEA methodology / Marisa Pinho, Carlos Santos -- Risks in implementing EU-funded projects in Romanian public higher education system: measures for better institutional response / Paul Rinderu, Catalin I. Voiculescu, Demetra Lupu Visanescu.

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