Research Catalog

Title

The politics of public money : spenders, guardians, priority setters, and financial watchdogs inside the Canadian government / David A. Good.

Author

Good, David A.

Publication

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2007], ©2007.

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Details

Additional Authors

Institute of Public Administration of Canada.

Description

xiii, 370 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Institute of Public Administration of Canada series in public management and governance

Uniform Title

Institute of Public Administration of Canada series in public management and governance.

Subject

• Government spending policy > Canada
• Budget > Political aspects > Canada
• Expenditures, Public > Canada
• Budget process > Canada
• Dépenses publiques > Politique gouvernementale > Canada
• Budget > Aspect politique > Canada
• Dépenses publiques > Canada
• Processus budgétaire > Canada

Note

• "IPAC IAPC".

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Pt. 1. The Changing Politics of Public Money -- 1. Beyond Spenders and Guardians -- Pt. 2. 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 Financial Watchdog: A Bark with a Bite -- Pt. 3. The Public Money Processes -- 6. Fiscal Aggregates: Controlling Totals -- 7. Budget Allocations -- 8. Budget Implementation: Financial Management and Efficiency -- Pt. 4. New Prospects for Public Money -- 9. Parliament and Public Money -- 10. Budget Reforms -- 11. Doing Better with Public Money?

ISBN

• 9780802093417 (bound)
• 0802093418 (bound)
• 9780802095039 (pbk.)
• 0802095038 (pbk.)

OCLC

• ocn122707028
• 122707028
• SCSB-5379697

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Columbia University Libraries