Budgetary Governance: How Finance Policies Shape Daily Life Budgetary Governance refers to the processes, institutions, and rules that guide how public funds are planned, spent, and monitored It is the system that ensures public money serves its intended purpose and aligns with the broader policy objectives of a government
Public spending and outcomes: Does governance matter? This paper studies the links between public spending, governance, and outcomes We examine the role of governance–measured by the level of corruption and the quality of bureaucracy–in determining the efficacy of public spending in improving human development outcomes
Agency Structure and the Distribution of Federal Spending Analyses of US distributive program spending across 10 congresses and 68 federal agencies show that agencies structured for independence enjoy a broader range of options from which to implement policy but are no less responsive to spending demands from members of Congress and the president
Effective governance and state capacity are key to economic . . . To effectively improve implementation, it is essential to adopt a data-driven approach and identify the right indicators that can track progress, reveal bottlenecks, and guide timely course corrections
Public Budgets: Governance Structures, Norms, and . . . It explains the main drivers of subnational governments’ expenditure needs and costs, approaches to estimating costs, the concepts of zero-based budgeting and participatory budgeting, and the increase of private participation in service delivery
A Five-Step Agenda for Smarter Government Spending | BCG While our five key principles for managing a government spending agenda may feel unfamiliar to some agencies and departments, they reflect the urgency of the current fiscal moment