This paper stresses the role of budget system reform in economies in transition as an essential basis for the implementation of effective fiscal policies. However, introducing such structural reforms in often unstable economic environments has not proved easy. Using Russia as a case study, the...

This paper reviews current discussions on reforming the European Union (EU) budgetary procedure and assesses the main reform proposals that have been suggested thus far. It argues that prospects for reforms are presently hampered by the complex interplay between supranational and...

This book is based upon a comparative public administration research project, initiated by the Hertie School of Governance (Germany) and the Bertelsmann Foundation (Germany) and supported by a network of researchers from many EU countries. It analyzes both the regimes and the practices of local...

Introduction: The Relevance and Conceptualisation of Local Public Finance Regulatory Regimes -- PART I. Concepts of Regulation -- Budget Institutions for Subnational Fiscal Discipline: Local Fiscal Rules in Post-Crisis EU Countries -- Fiscal Rules at the Local Level: The Challenge of Enforcement...

The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act was enacted 40 years ago. It was not designed to address the core fiscal challenge of today's economy, which is the rapid rise in spending for federal entitlement programs. Moreover, the current budget process does not provide for the...

New Zealand's fiscal outlook deteriorated following the Global Financial Crisis, and in late 2008 fiscal projections showed net government debt in New Zealand increasing from 5% of GDP to around 40% within 10 years, mostly reflecting permanently lower expectations for future tax revenue. These...

Which budgetary institutions result in efficient provision of public goods? We analyze a model with two parties bargaining over the allocation to a public good each period. Parties place different values on the public good, and these values may change over time. We focus on budgetary...

Which budgetary institutions result in efficient provision of public goods? We analyze a model with two parties bargaining over the allocation to a public good each period. Parties place different values on the public good, and these values may change over time. We focus on budgetary...

Which budgetary institutions result in efficient provision of public goods? We analyze a model with two parties bargaining over the allocation to a public good each period. Parties place different values on the public good, and these values may change over time. We focus on budgetary...

Which budgetary institutions result in efficient provision of public goods? We analyze a model with two parties bargaining over the allocation to a public good each period. Parties place different values on the public good, and these values may change over time. We focus on budgetary...

Das erfolgreiche Lehr- und Lernbuch zur "Öffentlichen Finanzwirtschaft" erscheint topaktuell bereits in der 14. Auflage. Die Autoren, langjährig erfahrene Dozenten an der Hochschule des Bundes für öffentliche Verwaltung, bieten eine sehr gut verständliche und mit zahlreichen Abbildungen und...

Prefácio / Pedro Cegonho -- A lei do orçamento de estado 2017 e o controlo do recrutamento de trabalhadores ? regime geral : miguel lucas pires -- As exceções ao regime geral de recrutamento : as instituições de ensino superior públicas : e em 2017? / Maria Alexandra Martins -- Gestão...