This paper assesses the advantages and disadvantages of the French and British public expenditure management systems as used in Africa. The main differences are in budget execution and government accounting. In both francophone and anglophone Africa, there are common weaknesses in the...

This paper assesses the advantages and disadvantages of the French and British public expenditure management systems as used in Africa. The main differences are in budget execution and government accounting. In both francophone and anglophone Africa, there are common weaknesses in the...

"We Are Better Than This fundamentally reframes budget debates in the United States. Author Edward D. Kleinbard explains how the public's preoccupation with tax policy alone has obscured any understanding of government's ability to complement the private sector through investment and insurance...

Intro -- COMPARATIVE PUBLIC BUDGETING -- DEDICATION -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- PREFACE -- 1. COMPARATIVE BUDGETING -- 2. BUDGETING IN THE UNITED STATES -- 3. COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES -- 4. BUDGETING IN EUROPE AND THE EUROPEAN UNION -- 5. CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE AND THE FORMER SOVIET UNION...