From the first, specialization and coordination have presented governments with a
conundrum: specialized program might be best for delivering one service to the public, but …

Traditionally, budgeting has been the process through which governments decide how
much to spend on what, limiting expenditures to the revenues available and preventing …

Abstract The Great Recession resulted in fiscal crises for governments across the Western
world. Significant cuts in government programs were initiated as many governments …

The Overseas Development Institute is the UK's leading independent think tank on
international development and humanitarian issues. ODI Background Notes provide a …

This study follows the debate in comparative public administration research on the role of
advisory arrangements in central governments. The aim of this study is to explain the …

In this chapter we review the role, responsibilities and organizational structure of the central
finance agency (CFA), which may be defined as the group of government ministries and …

Governments struggle to allocate funds towards ever-changing priorities, especially when
spending increases are limited by austerity. Times of recession might be especially poor …

In light of the growing importance of finance ministries and the financial dimension in policy-
making, opening up the “black box” of fiscal bureaucracies is more warranted than ever. Our …

As reformas de Gestão das Finanças Públicas (GFP) são comuns em África, a par da
maioria do mundo em desenvolvimento. Também são muito parecidas. Em muitos países …

This dissertation explores three sets of relationships in the context of transitional states:(i)
institutions and tax revenues,(ii) economic growth and tax structures, and (iii) the advice of …