Politics of Public Money, Second Edition

Good, David A. (author., Author, Author). Dutil, Patrice, (contributor., Contributor, Added Author).

Summary: Public money is one of the primary currencies of influence for politicians and public servants. It affects the standards by which they undertake the nation's business and impacts the standard of living of the nation's citizens. David A. Good's The Politics of Public Money examines the extent to which the Canadian federal budgetary process is shifting from one based on a bilateral relationship between departmental spenders and central guardians to one based on a more complex, multilateral relationship involving a variety of players.This new edition offers an up-to-date account of the Canadian system, including the creation of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, the government's response to the global financial crisis, Canada's Economic Action Plan, strategic and operating reviews, the most recent attempts to reform the Estimates, and much more.An insightful and incisive study of the changing budgetary process, The Politics of Public Money examines the promises and pitfalls of budgetary reform and sheds new light on the role insiders play in influencing government spending.

Record details

ISBN: 9781442668119
Physical Description: 1 online resource (416 p.) : 1 figure
remote
Computer data.
Edition: 2nd Edition
Publisher: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2022]
Copyright: ©2014

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:january.23 Multi-User.
Formatted Contents Note:	Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART ONE: The Changing Politics of Public Money -- 1 Beyond Spenders and Guardians -- PART TWO: The Public Money Players -- 2 The Guardians and the Changing Role of the Budget Office -- 3 Why Spenders Keep Spending -- 4 The Priority Setters at the Centre -- 5 The Watchdogs: The Barks That Bite -- PART THREE: The Public Money Processes -- 6 Fiscal Aggregates: Controlling Totals -- 7 Budget Allocations -- 8 Budget Implementation: Financial Management and Efficiency -- PART FOUR: New Prospects for Public Money -- 9 Parliament and Public Money -- 10 Budget Reforms -- 11 Doing Better with Public Money? -- Notes -- Index -- The Institute of Public Administration of Canada Series in Public Management and Governance
Restrictions on Access Note:	restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted through purchase.
Language Note:	In English.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by publisher.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jul 2022)