Podcasts
We have recorded a number of interviews which you can listen to online or download. Each interview focuses on a key aspect raised in one of our modules and discusses it in a current context.
Budgeting & Accounting
C201C301 Public Financial Management: Planning & PerformanceIn this interview, Fred Mear discusses with Norman Flynn the impact that the economic crisis has had on budgeting and in particular on MTEFs, how choices are made between cash and accruals in terms of planning, budgeting and accounting, and whether budgets should be constructed according to line items or in terms of programmes.
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Information Systems
C303 Management Information & Information SystemsIn this podcast José-Rodrigo Córdoba-Pachón (the author of this module) and Norman Flynn discuss the applications and tools that are increasingly being used in the public sector, including the rise of the network society and use of data mining tools. They consider whether governments have had unrealistic expectations about what information systems can achieve and whether companies have oversold the effectiveness of their knowledge systems. They also discuss the concept of e-government and how the development of successful information systems should be seen as a social process.
Concepts of local development
C304 Decentralisation & Local GovernanceIn this interview, chaired by Phil Tomlinson, Jamie Wilson considers the concept of development, outlines his concerns with the Washington Consensus and explores new approaches to local development.
Taxation
C305 Public Financial Management: RevenueIn this interview, Tony Allen discusses with Norman Flynn the trends in sources of taxation, optimal taxation, the use of taxation as a policy tool, local taxation and foreign aid.
Stakeholder Analysis
C312 Public Policy & StrategyIn this interview, John Bryson discusses two case studies that highlight the importance of stakeholder analysis in changing public policy and strategy.
Sovereign risk and the sovereign debt crisis
C329 International FinanceIn this interview, you can listen to Keith Pilbeam, the author of the module textbook, discuss with Laurence Harris the idea of sovereign risk and the sovereign debt crisis.
The Greek Tragedy - sovereign debt
C341 Legal Aspects of International FinanceRodrigo Olivares-Caminal, Kiriakos Papadakis and Ioannis Kokkoris have a round table discussion about the Greek economic crisis. They discuss the economic situation in Greece and analyse the social implications and legal aspects of the economic crisis.
Case Study: The Chinese Mobile Phone Industry
C350 Management in China: International PerspectivesDamian Tobin discusses the case study from Unit 2 Foxconn and Blood iPhones
Deposit insurance
C356 Bank Regulation & Resolution of Banking CrisesIn this interview, you can hear Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal discuss the topic of deposit insurance with Ray LaBrosse.
