{"product_id":"public-net-worth-accounting-government-democracy-9783031443428","title":"Public Net Worth: Accounting - Government - Democracy","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs individuals, we depend on the services that governments provide. Collectively, we look to them to tackle the big problems - from long-term climate and demographic change to short-term crises like pandemics or war. Funding this activity, and managing the required finances sustainably, is difficult - and getting more so. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut governments don't provide - or use - basic financial information that every business is required to maintain. They ignore the value of public assets and most liabilities. This leads to inefficiency and bad decision-making and piles up problems for the future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGovernments need to create balance sheets that properly reflect assets and liabilities, and to understand their future obligations and revenue prospects. Net Worth - both today and for the future - should be \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e measure of financial strength and success.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly if this information is put at the centre of government financial decision-making can the present challenges to public finances around the world be addressed effectively, and in a way that is fair to future generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe good news is that there are ways to deal with these problems and make government finances more resilient and fairer to future generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe facts, and the solutions, are non-partisan, and so is this book. Responsible leaders of any political persuasion need to understand the issues and the tools that can enable them to deliver policy within these constraints. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783031443428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 343\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.88d","brand":"Ian Ball, Willem Buiter, John Crompton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43673115328693,"sku":"9783031443428","price":38.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_002f5131-da0c-4af7-93ca-5bc2ae397564.jpg?v=1709053819","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/public-net-worth-accounting-government-democracy-9783031443428","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}