Public budgeting is a core function of public administration. Regardless of the level of government, size of government, type of management, or the socio-economic and political characteristics of the government, the execution of policies and programs requires the expenditure of resources, and important funding decisions must be made. Yet public officials are faced with policy and program implementation in an environment of limited resources. The Routledge Public Budgeting and Finance series explores issues related to effective, ethical, and equitable budgeting and financial management in the context of public administration. Topics of interest to the series include, but are not limited to:
Authors interested in discussing book project ideas on these and other public budgeting topics are encouraged to contact series general editor Bruce D. McDonald, III, Old Dominion University, at [email protected].
By Henry C Midgley, Laurence Ferry, Aileen D Murphie
December 03, 2024
The National Audit Office has played an important role in the checks and balances of the UK Parliamentary and political system over the last 40 years. This new book, more than just a history of the UK’s supreme audit institution, examines the very definition of accountability through both an ...