Financial Statements in Government: A Compliance and Liquidity Approach

Suggested readings for chapter III of Financial Reporting in Government
By Dr. John Sacco , George Mason University
Revised Saturday, April 12, 1997
Berne, R. (1992) The Relationships between Financial Reporting and the Measurement of Financial Conditions. Governmental Accounting Standards Board. Norwalk, CT.
Carpenter, F. and F. Sharp. (1992). Popular Reporting: Local Government Financial Reports to the Citizenry. Governmental Accounting Standards Board. Norwalk, CT.
Moody's Investors Service. (1991). Moody's on Municipals. New York.
Standard and Poor's Corporation. (1989). S&P's Municipal Financial Criteria. New York.
Groves, S. and M. Valente. (1986). Evaluating Financial Conditions: A Handbook for Local Government. Washington, D.C.: International City Managers Association.
Moody's Investor's Service, Inc. (1993). 1993: Medians: Selected Indicators of Municipal Performance. New York.
Brown, K. (1993). "The 10-Point Test of Financial Condition: Toward an Easy-to-Use Assessment Tool for Smaller Cities. Government Financial Review. December, 1993: 21-26.
Farnham, P. (1988). "Evaluating Urban Financial Conditions: the urban conditions versus municipal bond ratings." Urban Affairs Quarterly. December: 268-294.
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