Fundamentals of Public Budgeting and Finance

• Main Author: Khan, Aman (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Public administration.; Political science.; Finance, Public.; Public Administration.; Governance and Government.; Public Finance.

Budgeting is probably the single most important function in government, considering the amount of money a government spends each year on various expenditure programs and activities, as well as the time it spends in preparing the budget, appropriating funds for these activities and, finally, executin...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction: Market System and the Role of Government
• 2. Evaluating a Tax System and Related Measures
• 3. An Overview of Government Expenditures
• 4. An Overview of Government Revenues
• 5. Understanding the Budget Process
• 6. Budget Systems, Underlying Structures and Characteristics
• 7. Elements of Budget Forecasting
• 8. Capital Budgeting and Improvement Process
• 9. Evaluating Capital Projects and Budget Decisions
• 10. Capital Rationing and Budget Allocation
• 11. Concluding Observations: Some Critical Issues.