By international comparison as well as compared to other EU policies, the EU's Cohesion Policy (CP) evaluation system is far developed and institutionalized. This paper analyses the remaining gaps and shortcomings in the CP evaluation system against principles established by the OECD and others...

By international comparison as well as compared to other EU policies, the EU‘s Cohesion Policy (CP) evaluation system is far developed and institutionalized. This paper analyses the remaining gaps and shortcomings in the CP evaluation system against principles established by the OECD and...

Since 2014, the Flemish government has undertaken a series of reforms of its budgetary system, including the implementation of performance-informed budgeting, which includes both the implementation of spending reviews and performance budgeting. The aim of the reforms is to better integrate...

In most countries which experience structural transformation of their higher education system, a crucial goal of policy makers is to tie the amount of university public funding to their performance. This research analyzes the Russian performance-based funding (PBF) reform to provide a...

Adoption of any budget is perhaps the most important and time-consuming activity of any government. As a modern tool for linking strategic planning and budgeting, performance budgeting is conditio sine qua non for implementation of modern multi-annual budgeting system. Performance budgeting was...

Adoption of any budget is perhaps the most important and time-consuming activity of any government. As a modern tool for linking strategic planning and budgeting, performance budgeting is conditio sine qua non for implementation of modern multi-annual budgeting system. Performance budgeting was...

Dieses Buch bietet Orientierung auf dem immer komplexer werdenden Feld des Neuen Haushalts- und Rechnungswesens und des Neuen Finanzmanagements von Kommunen. Es zeigt, wie der sog. Produkthaushalt aufgebaut und mit Budgetierung, Leistungsverrechnung und Wettbewerb gesteuert wird. Dabei wird der...

Purpose The purpose of this research is to further the understanding of how to implement gender-responsive budgeting (GRB) systems. The author explores whether GRB reforms might benefit from integration into a performance-oriented budgetary structure and whether GRB's equity orientation is...

Performance budgeting is considered one of the essential elements of public financial management reform and has been adopted in many countries. However, it continues to present a significant challenge within the budget process. This case study draws from change management theories to tell the...

Toward Next-Generation Performance Budgeting: Lessons from the Experiences of Seven Reforming Countries analyzes the difficulties that national governments have had in linking measurement of performance and results to the annual budget process. The book is based on intensive reviews of four...

Introduction: thinking outside the black box -- Outcome budgeting 101 -- Outcomes vs. the org chart -- Budget proposals that sing -- Making the magic happen -- Shifting the debate -- Widening the circle -- The new status quo? -- Outcomestat -- Pressing ahead -- The bottom line -- Are you ready?...

Performance budgeting is a budget practice that has been widely adopted by OECD countries. This report presents the OECD's advice on good practice principles and examples in the area of performance budgeting including an explanation of the evidence supporting the adoption and practice by OECD...

Performance budgeting is considered one of the essential elements of public financial management reform and has been adopted in many countries. However, it continues to present a significant challenge within the budget process. This case study draws from change management theories to tell the...

Performance budgeting schemes in the public sector have to operate with imperfect performance measures. We argue that these imperfections lead to wasteful fund-seeking (window dressing and lobbying) by the administrative units that produce public services. We develop a game-theoretical model to...

Performance budgeting schemes in the public sector have to operate with imperfect performance measures. We argue that these imperfections lead to wasteful fund-seeking (window dressing and lobbying) by the administrative units that produce public services. We develop a game-theoretical model to...

This review provides an overview of the budgetary landscape in Thailand and identifies the legal and constitutional aspects that impact on the planning, preparation and reporting of the budget. It then discusses strategic planning elements of the budget, specifically fiscal objectives,...

This article takes stock of actions that the government of Ireland has taken to mainstream equality considerations into the budget process. It provides options and recommendations on future directions for equality budgeting in Ireland, in light of national developments and international...

"Analyzes the difficulties that national governments have had in linking measurement of performance and results to the annual budget process. The book is based on intensive reviews of four advanced countries that were early reformers and three pioneers in Central and Eastern Europe. In addition...

Front Cover -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- Part I Analysis -- Chapter 1 Getting Started -- Introduction -- Setting Objectives -- Looking beyond the Budget -- Capacity Constraints -- Note -- Bibliography -- Chapter 2 Day-to-Day Difficulties --...

Toward Next-Generation Performance Budgeting: Lessons from the Experiences of Seven Reforming Countries analyzes the difficulties that national governments have had in linking measurement of performance and results to the annual budget process. The book is based on intensive reviews of four...

This paper sets out a new budget allocation formula for schools, designed to achieve a more equitable distribution of educational achievement. In addition to needs-based elements, the suggested composite allocation formula includes an improvement component, whereby schools receive budgetary...

This paper sets out a new budget allocation formula for schools, designed to achieve a more equitable distribution of educational achievement. In addition to needs-based elements, the suggested composite allocation formula includes an improvement component, whereby schools receive budgetary...

Die demographischen sowie die rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen für die Hochschulen haben sich in den letzten Jahren stark verändert. Dies ist das Ergebnis einer Untersuchung des IFO INSTITUTS, Niederlassung Dresden, zu den Rahmenbedingungen der Leistungserstellung ostdeutscher Hochschulen. Der...

Die demographischen sowie die rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen für die Hochschulen haben sich in den letzten Jahren stark verändert. Dies ist das Ergebnis einer Untersuchung des IFO INSTITUTS, Niederlassung Dresden, zu den Rahmenbedingungen der Leistungserstellung ostdeutscher Hochschulen. Der...