There has been a steady increase in the size of state, defined as the share of total government expenditure to gross domestic product, over time. Although there are many factors affecting the size of state, institutional quality is also expected to have an effect on the size of state in recent...

Destructive effects of corruption, that is defined as private use of public authority, on economy are mainly recognized through economic growth, income distribution and economic stability. In public sector, its effects are also identified as reduction in revenues and destruction in spending...

The need for state, to provide services that people publicly demand, requires sharing resources between private sector and government. Since resources are assumed to be scarce in economies, states cannot generously act and share those resources. This is the constraint that governments must take...

In this paper, the accuracy of revenue forecasting in Turkey is examined during the period 1981 -2000. Previous studies focused on forecasting have mostly studied to find out how to make accurate forecasting. Forecasters' intentions and the degree of their achievement towards accuracy are...

Societies social welfare can be connected to equity as well as high level of income between households. From this point of view, one of major responsibilities of being social state is to precisely find out extend of income equity between households and then determine on ward policies towards...

This paper analyzes the accuracy of budget forecasts in Turkey. Data is based on 23 years' forecasted and materialized general budget revenues and outlays, from 1981 to 2003. One sample statistics, tabulated, and one sample t tests are applied to find out the accuracy of forecasting and the...

As an alternative to tax, borrowing is more often applied as a fiscal tool to finance public expenditures and take precautions against socio-economics conditions of economy. However, in the case of borrowing it has necessary effects on economy during the period of debt servicing. Since,...

Corruption defined as the misuse of public power for personal gains is a forefront issue around the world, especially in developing countries. This paper mainly assumes that corruption has negative effects on government revenues both in the short-run and the long-run. In order to test this...

Views on the need for a public budget have varied over time. Before the twentieth century, the chief reason for the early application to the budget was a desire to control public spending and taxation. The mid-twentieth century saw major worldwide changes in socio-economic circumstances and...

Recent experiments and the findings of researchers have shown that budget-makers would not act towards budgeting in the way of what Weber (1946 and 1947) had assumed. He described budgetmakers; bureaucrats acting efficiently in their bureaus since they are motivated by concern of the public...