This special issue of the International Journal of Public
Administration gathers a symposium of papers selected
from those presented at the “European Group of Public
Administration (EGPA)” Permanent Study Group XII Spring
Workshop, happened in Lisbon in May 2014.
The broad theme of the workshop—“New challenges for
public-sector accounting: IPSASs, Budgetary Reporting, and
National Accounts”—was chosen to promote the discussion
on topics that are currently at the very heart of the worldwide
debate concerning public-sector accounting (PSA)
reforms, namely: Fiscal Policy and Budgetary Reporting,
International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSASs)
and Harmonization in PSA, Governmental Accounting
and National Accounts, EPSASs and PSA in Europe,
Accountability, and Consolidation.