Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy



Public Money & Management

Volume 25, Number 2

April 2005

Contents

DEBATES

Editorial: From Viewpoints to Debate
Andrew Gray, Jane Broadbent and Michaela Lavender

Public Administration: British Art Versus European Technocracy
Howard Elcock

Accumulating Evidence of Malfunctioning Contractual Government Machinery
Mervyn Stone

Regional Wages and the Need for a Better Area Cost Adjustment
David G. Blanchflower and Andrew J. Oswald

ARTICLES

Operating Codes in the Emerging System of Local Governance: From 'Top-Down State' to 'Disciplined Pluralism'?
Chris Painter

Price and Profit Regulation in Developing and Transition Economies: A Survey of the Regulators
Colin Kirkpatrick, David Parker and Yin-Fang Zhan

Spot the Difference Between the Public and Private Sectors: Disputes and Third-Party Intervention in Britain
Susan Corby

The Role of Current Cost Accounting for Financial Reporting and Regulation in Utility Industries
Lynne Conrad

Performance Management for Community Empowerment Networks
Derrick Purdue

NEW DEVELOPMENT

The Demystification of Knowledge Management for Public Services
Philip Haynes