The Politics of Public Expenditure
The Politics of Public Expenditure

Author: Maurice Mullard

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2005-08-09

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 1134852428

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The question of public expenditure has proved to be one of the perennial problems for British Governments. Given forecasts of low growth and record levels of unemployment, the present Government could be faced with dilemmas of greater magnititude than ever. This new edition of Maurice Mullard's book has been carefully revised to provide students with an accessible text. It is principally concerned with explaining the political contexts in which public expenditure decisions have had to be made over the last twenty years. It examines the way in which Governments make choices according to public pressure and the fact that bargains and compromises have to be made in order to maintain political credibility. Maurice Mullard provides examples of the way in which Government policy and individual expenditure programmes have been shaped according to the political climate. The text combines theoretical framworks with policy analysis. This edition contains new chapters on Conservative and Labour politics and a section on John Major's government.

The Control and Management of Government Expenditure
The Control and Management of Government Expenditure

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2009-05-18

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 9264076824

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Public expenditure control has become a central element of economic policy in many countries. This report analyses budget practices and some recent innovations from the point of view of senior public servants in the central budget offices of ...

The Treasury and Whitehall
The Treasury and Whitehall

Author: Colin Thain

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 594

ISBN-13: 9780198277842

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This comprehensive account of the Treasury and its control of public expenditure assesses the record through the years of the Thatcher and Major Governments, explaining how key spending decisions are made.

Public Expenditures for Agricultural and Rural Development in Africa
Public Expenditures for Agricultural and Rural Development in Africa

Author: Tewodaj Mogues

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-03-15

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 1136445404

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Whereas there is plenty of work looking at macroeconomic effect of public spending on growth and poverty in Africa as well as studies of the impact of spending or investment in one economic sector on outcomes in that sector or on broader welfare measures, this book fills a much needed gap in the research looking how the composition of public spending affects key development outcomes in the region. The book brings together recent analysis on the trends in, and returns to, public spending for agricultural growth and rural development in Africa. Case studies of selected African countries provide insights on the contributions of different types of public expenditures for poverty, growth and welfare outcomes, as well as insights into the constraints in gaining development mileage from investments in the agricultural sector.

The Resurgence of Conservatism in Anglo-American Democracies
The Resurgence of Conservatism in Anglo-American Democracies

Author: Barry Cooper

Publisher: Durham : Duke University Press

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 488

ISBN-13:

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This work presents analyses by experts on the rise of anew tide of conservative governments in the United States, Canada, and Great Britain in an attempt to find what, if any, common ideologies and programs unite them, with what results, in terms of institutional change and policy direction, have been, and what are the prospects for permanent change.

Finance & Development, December 1985
Finance & Development, December 1985

Author: International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 1985-12-01

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 1616353635

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This paper elaborates the introduction of surveillance that gave the IMF broader responsibilities with respect to oversight of its members’ policies than existed under the par value system. The IMF’s purview has been broadened under the new system but, by the same token, its members are no longer obliged to seek its concurrence in changes in exchange rates. The continuing volatility of exchange rates, and their prolonged divergence from levels that appear to be sustainable over time, have been matters of growing concern.