Emergence of public sector performance auditing: a historical perspective / Nirmala Nath, Karen Van Peursem and Alan Lowe
The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the extant Anglo-American literature on ‘performance auditing for the public sector’, in order to identify the socioeconomic and political themes that influenced the emergence of public sector performance auditing. The paper also seeks to develop an understan...
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| description | The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the extant Anglo-American literature on ‘performance auditing for the public sector’, in order to identify the socioeconomic and political themes that influenced the emergence of public sector performance auditing. The paper also seeks to develop an understanding of
the role and practice of performance auditing in the public sector. Common
catalysts for change appear to rest in the influence of the local governmental
senior auditor (e.g. Auditor General), the existence of public sector reform
and changes in standardisation generally. The traditional role of the public
sector auditor has undergone significant change over time. In particular, the
scope of the public sector audit now exceeds the expectation that the auditor
only check for regulatory and procedural compliance. It is now expected that
the auditor enhance accountability in the management of public sector
resources. |
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| spelling | uitm-2672017-09-21T04:01:19Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/267/ Emergence of public sector performance auditing: a historical perspective / Nirmala Nath, Karen Van Peursem and Alan Lowe mar Lowe, Alan The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the extant Anglo-American literature on ‘performance auditing for the public sector’, in order to identify the socioeconomic and political themes that influenced the emergence of public sector performance auditing. The paper also seeks to develop an understanding of the role and practice of performance auditing in the public sector. Common catalysts for change appear to rest in the influence of the local governmental senior auditor (e.g. Auditor General), the existence of public sector reform and changes in standardisation generally. The traditional role of the public sector auditor has undergone significant change over time. In particular, the scope of the public sector audit now exceeds the expectation that the auditor only check for regulatory and procedural compliance. It is now expected that the auditor enhance accountability in the management of public sector resources. Accounting Research Institute (ARI) & Faculty of Accountancy 2006-05 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/267/1/AJ_NIRMALA%20NATH%20MAR%2006.pdf UNSPECIFIED and UNSPECIFIED and Lowe, Alan (2006) Emergence of public sector performance auditing: a historical perspective / Nirmala Nath, Karen Van Peursem and Alan Lowe. (2006) Malaysian Accounting Review <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Malaysian_Accounting_Review.html>, 5 (1). pp. 43-63. ISSN 1675-4077 https://mar.uitm.edu.my/ |
| spellingShingle | Lowe, Alan Emergence of public sector performance auditing: a historical perspective / Nirmala Nath, Karen Van Peursem and Alan Lowe |
| title | Emergence of public sector performance auditing: a historical perspective / Nirmala Nath, Karen Van Peursem and Alan Lowe |
| title_full | Emergence of public sector performance auditing: a historical perspective / Nirmala Nath, Karen Van Peursem and Alan Lowe |
| title_fullStr | Emergence of public sector performance auditing: a historical perspective / Nirmala Nath, Karen Van Peursem and Alan Lowe |
| title_full_unstemmed | Emergence of public sector performance auditing: a historical perspective / Nirmala Nath, Karen Van Peursem and Alan Lowe |
| title_short | Emergence of public sector performance auditing: a historical perspective / Nirmala Nath, Karen Van Peursem and Alan Lowe |
| title_sort | emergence of public sector performance auditing: a historical perspective / nirmala nath, karen van peursem and alan lowe |
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