Includes index

Revenue forecasting -- Resource development analysis -- Cost estimation -- Cost comparison -- Incremental cost analysis -- Cost-benefit analysis -- Financial performance monitoring -- Cash management: determining the optimal cash balance -- Financial reporting and analysis : the statement of net assets -- Financial reporting and analysis : the statement of activities -- Financial reporting and analysis : fund-level statements -- Financial condition analysis -- Debt capacity analysis -- Financial risk assessment : analyzing the risk of revenue loss.

The new edition of this popular book provides a step-by-step guide on how to use financial management and budgeting tools in the public sector. The book features a practical, case-study approach, and includes plentiful exercises and examples. It is designed as a textbook for courses on public financial management or public budgeting that focus on the application of budgeting and financial management tools.