1. Changing nature of issues in management accounting2. The history of management accounting: Relevance found3. Management control, organizational design and accounting information systems4. Critical management accounting5. Costing and the new operation management6. Activity - based costing7. Transfer pricing8. Strategic management accounting9. Financial justification of advanced manufacturing technology10. Management information systems, computer technology and management accounting11. Accounting measures, motivation and performance appraisal12. Introduction to agency theory in management accounting13. Budgeting, creativity and culture14. Management accounting in global firms 15. A comparative analysis of management accountingin Japan, USA UK and West Germany16. 'Caught in the act ': Puplic services disappearing in the world of ' accountable ' management ?.