New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2023. This research-based edited book explores new developments and transformations of auditing, control, performance and risk management work in the contemporary world of the public sector and the functioning of accounting and management in that realm. It focuses on critical analysis and reflection with respect to changing risk and crisis management patterns in the public sector in the current COVID-19 and post COVID-19 era, across diverse social, political and institutional settings globally.