Citizen participation in public budgeting processes has been widely advocated by both
theorists and practitioners of public administration. Yet there is less agreement on when the …

This study examines the relationship between managerial networking and the fiscal health
of city governments in the United States that faced a serious budget crisis during and …

Purpose Effective project management is critical for reducing project failures, cost overruns
and schedule delays. Yet, research in this area is lacking. This study provides original …

This paper reviews a large number of works published over the past 35 years on public
capital budgeting. the purpose of this paper is to provide a more comprehensive analysis of …

Scholars have shown the importance of financial resources to organizational performance.
More money should enhance performance. However, this predicted link between funding …

Periods of fiscal decline present an opportunity for city officials to transform their local
government into a leaner and more effective organization by targeting cuts to non-essential …

Developing and maintaining transportation infrastructures (TI) have notable impacts on
communities and industry alike. Sizable investments are thus made throughout the asset's …

After the introduction of information technology (IT), the government needs to take the
initiative to start IT projects for the automation of government process to the citizen. Statistics …

This chapter introduces the readers to a public capital management and budgeting process
and its role in generating public infrastructure networks. The main purpose of the chapter is …

Given the significant amount of public infrastructure spending and the widely expressed
concern about the declining quality of the American public infrastructure system, research …