Government resource allocation in globus : budget structure and processes

This paper provides a description of the government resource allocation models in GLOBUS. Based on the behavioral theory of decision-making, these models emphasize the conflictual processes involved in the construction of government budgets. Attention is given to the "top-down" and "bottom-up" influences on budgeting, the variation in these influences in different political-economic settings, and the reliance upon "satisfactory" as opposed to "optimal" solutions in the making of expenditure and revenue decisions. The models have been constructed for the purpose of helping to illuminate the critical choices governments confront as they seek to deal with their nation's political, economic and social problems.