Controlling public expenditure : the changing roles of central budget agencies-better guardians? /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Wanna, John, Jensen, Lotte, Vries, Jouke de, 1960-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, UK ; Northhampton, MA : Edward Elgar, [2003]
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the changing role of central budget agencies / John Wanna
  • Zen and the art of budget management: the New Zealand treasury / Gwenda Jensen
  • 'Above the fray': the role of the US office of management and budget / Susan Tanaka, June O'Neill, Arlene Holen
  • Metamorphosis in Kafka's Castle: the changing balance of power among the central budget agencies of Canada / Joanne Kelly, Evert Lindquist
  • Control through negotiated agreements: the changing role of the treasury in controlling public expenditure in Britain / Richard Parry, Nicholas Deakin
  • No revolution in sight: the evolving roles of the central budget agency in Sweden / Gert Paulsson
  • 'Super-ministry' or a void of politics? The transformation of the Dutch Central Budget Agency: the Ministry of Finance / Jouke de Vries, Kutsal Yesilkagit
  • Aiming for centrality: the politico-administrative strategies of the Danish Ministry of Finance / Lotte Jensen
  • Tempering the Rechtsstaat: managing expenditure in re-unified Germany / Roland Sturm, Markus M. Müller
  • Not so much a model, more a way of life: China's fragmented authoritarianism in budgetary management / K.C. Cheung
  • How do sub-national budget agencies operate? Experiences from six mid-west American states / Kurt Thurmaier
  • Conclusion: Better guardians ? / Lotte Jensen, John Wanna