Politics of Public Money, Second Edition / / David A. Good.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
• VerfasserIn: Good, David A.,
• MitwirkendeR: Dutil, Patrice,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2022]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (416 p.) :; 1 figure

Public money is one of the primary currencies of influence for politicians and public servants. It affects the standards by which they undertake the nation’s business and impacts the standard of living of the nation’s citizens. David A. Good’s The Politics of Public Money examines the extent to which the Canadian federal budgetary process is shifting from one based on a bilateral relationship between departmental spenders and central guardians to one based on a more complex, multilateral relationship involving a variety of players.This new edition offers an up-to-date account of the Canadian system, including the creation of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, the government’s response to the global financial crisis, Canada’s Economic Action Plan, strategic and operating reviews, the most recent attempts to reform the Estimates, and much more.An insightful and incisive study of the changing budgetary process, The Politics of Public Money examines the promises and pitfalls of budgetary reform and sheds new light on the role insiders play in influencing government spending.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART ONE: The Changing Politics of Public Money -- 1 Beyond Spenders and Guardians -- PART TWO: 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 Watchdogs: The Barks That Bite -- PART THREE: The Public Money Processes -- 6 Fiscal Aggregates: Controlling Totals -- 7 Budget Allocations -- 8 Budget Implementation: Financial Management and Efficiency -- PART FOUR: New Prospects for Public Money -- 9 Parliament and Public Money -- 10 Budget Reforms -- 11 Doing Better with Public Money? -- Notes -- Index -- The Institute of Public Administration of Canada Series in Public Management and Governance