Gadjah Mada International Journal of Business
Vol 4, No 3 (2002): September-December

ASSESSING ACCOUNTABILITY OF PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT BUDGETARY MANAGEMENT

Mardiasmo Mardiasmo (Faculty of Economics & Business, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta)



Article Info

Publish Date
10 Dec 2013

Abstract

Performance measurement system is an assessment tool, which assesses strategy implementation through financial and non-financial measures. Budget is one of the financial measures used to assess strategy implementation. It is a primary instrument of many function of decision, which is used as a tool to achieve organization goals. Public sector management has to fulfill vertical and horizontal accountability. To have a deeper understanding pertains to performance measurement system andlocal government budgetary management, this study assessed the existing performance measurement system and local government budgetary management in six municipal/districts. The result showed that the existing performance measurement system is an improper management tool, and that accountability of local government budgetary management is dominated by vertical accountability rather than horizontal accountability. It issuggested that each municipal/district should have its own revenue indica-tor and saving, increase its cost awareness and health and education sectordevelopment budget, implement New Public Management, and reform itsresponsibility system from vertical accountability to horizontal account-ability.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

GAMAIJB

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

Gadjah Mada International Journal of Business (GamaIJB) is a peer-reviewed journal published three times a year (January-April, May-August, and September-December) by Master of Management Program, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Gadjah Mada. GamaIJB is intended to be the journal for ...