Increasing Professionalism in Public Finance Management: A Case Study of the United Kingdom

doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-0804-3

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Increasing Professionalism in Public Finance Management: A Case Study of the United Kingdom

dc.contributor.author	Jane Squire, Sarah
dc.contributor.author	Beazley, Ivor
dc.date.accessioned	2016-10-27T13:56:26Z
dc.date.available	2016-10-27T13:56:26Z
dc.date.issued	2016-10-27
dc.description.abstract	In countries such as the United Kingdom, the need to manage fi nances in a professional manner has been hampered by the severe fi scal constraints of the 2008 fi nancial crisis. These pressures are likely to persist in the long term as a result of an aging population and rising public expectations of the quality of public services. Whereas much attention has been paid to technical reforms to improve budgeting, expenditure control, accounting, and auditing, less attention has been given to the process of developing skilled financial managers, whose expertise is key to sustained improvement in the management of public finances. Successive governments in the United Kingdom have recognized the need to strengthen professionalism in financial management, but the financial crisis gave an additional impetus for change. This change has been refl ected in policy statements, changes in recruitment and human resource management practices, and the development of professional networks in accounting, audit, procurement, and project management. Increasing Professionalism in Public Finance Management: A Case Study of the United Kingdom describes the journey from a civil service where generalist skills were overwhelmingly preferred toward one where professional technical skills in finance are recognized and valued. This book represents one of a number of country case studies aimed at sharing information about alternative paths and models to help developing countries seeking to strengthen public fi nancial management skills on a long-term sustainable basis. This book will be of importance to public policy makers and public practitioners looking for ways to improve the quality of public sector management and to a range of professional finance/ management bodies looking to strengthen their relevance to the government sector.	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/978-1-4648-0804-3
dc.identifier.isbn	978-1-4648-0804-3
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/25276
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Washington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseries	World Bank Study;
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	PUBLIC FINANCE
dc.subject	PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subject	HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	PROFESSIONALIZATION
dc.subject	RECRUITMENT
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT
dc.subject	PROCUREMENT
dc.subject	INTERNAL AUDIT
dc.subject	BUDGETING
dc.subject	RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	EFFICIENCY
dc.title	Increasing Professionalism in Public Finance Management	en
dc.title.subtitle	A Case Study of the United Kingdom	en
dc.type	Book	en
dc.type	Livre	fr
dc.type	Libro	es
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.crossref.title	Increasing Professionalism in Public Finance Management: A Case Study of the United Kingdom
okr.date.disclosure	2016-10-27
okr.date.doiregistration	2025-04-15T11:37:20.455085Z
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.doctype	Publications & Research::Publication
okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/978-1-4648-0804-3
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	210804
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okr.region.country	United Kingdom
okr.topic	Finance and Financial Sector Development::Finance and Development
okr.topic	Finance and Financial Sector Development::Financial Regulation & Supervision
okr.topic	Finance and Financial Sector Development::Public & Municipal Finance
okr.topic	Governance::Governance and the Financial Sector
okr.topic	Public Sector Development
okr.unit	GGODR