PA 585 Financial Management in the Public Sector

An investigation of the sources, methods, and mechanisms available for financing public organizations in a dynamic and complex environment. It includes a consideration of the administrative and behavioral as well as the economic dimensions of financing public organizations. The examination identifies and explores the skills which are appropriate for managing contemporary public finance systems. Among the specific topics considered in this course are the following: tax and nontax sources of revenue; intergovernmental fiscal relations; debt management; productivity; rate analysis; cash flow management; and managing fiscal retrenchment.