"This edited collection addresses some of the most important challenges in contemporary human rights law and practice. Its central theme is the linkage between public finance, particularly budget decisions, and the realisation (or not) of economic and social rights. While much a…
Performance Based Budgetingis the next volume in the ASPA Classics series. It covers the most influential, paramount research articles published on public budgeting and finance. The book will surely be of great interest and use to anyone concerned with public budgeting, and anyo…
In a sweeping narrative about the people and the politics behind the budget, Wessel looks at the 2011 fiscal year (which ended September 30) to see where all the money was actually spent, and why the budget process has grown wildly out of control.
In a sweeping narrative about the people and the politics behind the budget, Wessel looks at the 2011 fiscal year (which ended September 30) to see where all the money was actually spent, and why the budget process has grown wildly out of control.
David Wessel dissects the federal budget: a topic that is fiercely debated today in the halls of Congress and the media, and yet is misunderstood by the American public. Now a New York Times bestseller. In a sweeping narrative about the people and the politics behind the budget,…
In a sweeping narrative about the people and the politics behind the budget, Wessel looks at the 2011 fiscal year (which ended September 30) to see where all the money was actually spent, and why the budget process has grown wildly out of control. In a narrative about the peopl…
This title focuses on how personal health budgets can be implemented to achieve the best possible outcome for individuals, while real life stories from personal health budget holders bring their potential vividly to life.
This book is the result of a combination of two projects. The first project was a Seminar on Budgeting and Expenditure Control organized periodically by the International Monetary Fund to meet the requirements of senior officials of its member countries. The first part of the bo…
This book is the result of a combination of two projects. The first project was a Seminar on Budgeting and Expenditure Control organized periodically by the International Monetary Fund to meet the requirements of senior officials of its member countries. The first part of the bo…
'Buying National Security' examines the planning and budgeting processes of the United States, describes the planning and resource integration activities of the White House, reviews the adequacy of the structures and process and make proposals for ways both might be reformed to …
The tools of American statecraft--defense, diplomacy, foreign and security assistance, homeland security and intelligence--are rarely examined together. Adams and Williams fill this gap by examining how these tools work, how they are planned for, and how they are budgeted. Seein…
'Buying National Security' examines the planning and budgeting processes of the United States, describes the planning and resource integration activities of the White House, reviews the adequacy of the structures and process and make proposals for ways both might be reformed to …
