Overview
- Offers an in-depth discussion of public budgeting in a simple and concise manner
- Provides review questions and exercises that will be useful to students and practitioners
- Provides useful background discussion on elements of public finance, including market systems and market failure
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Keywords
- Operating Budget
- Market System
- Government Expenditure
- Government Revenue
- Capital Rationing
- Market Failure
- Public Goods
- Tax Basics
- Capital Budget
- public budgeting
- Public administration
- budgetary politics
- public finance
- budget management systems
- contemporary issues in public budgeting
- American government
- Unemployment
- Tax burden
About this book
Budgeting is arguably the single most important function in government. Every year governments spend considerable sums on expenditure programs and activities, as well as time preparing and executing the budget. It is therefore crucial that anyone interested in a career in public administration has a fundamental grasp of these basics.
This second edition textbook integrates theory and practice of public budgeting into a single volume. The first part introduces the background to budgeting, focusing especially on taxation, government expenditure and revenue. The second part focuses on budgeting basics, in particular operating and capital budget. The final part deals with budgeting tools, especially those related to capital rationing, budget forecasting, and analyzing government revenue and expenditure.
Written in a concise and easy to understand manner, this book captures the multidimensional nature of public budgeting that both students and practitioners will find useful. This second edition has been fully revised and updated, as well as expanded to include new material and exercises. It will appeal to all those studying public administration, financial management and public budgeting.
Reviews
“Dr. Khan has written a masterful budgeting book that allows even a novice to understand the economic, structural, and political aspects of the governmental budgetary process. Most importantly, he provides ample analytical tools – along with numerous examples – to help a student or practitioner make budget forecasts and prepare an operating or capital budget. This book will not only be a great benefit to students but also to those who prepare budgets for governments.”
—Terry Patton, Robert Madera Distinguished Professor of Accounting, Midwestern State University, USA
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Aman Khan is Professor of Public Administration at Texas Tech University, USA. His research interests include public budgeting, financial management, cost and managerial accounting, and policy analysis.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Fundamentals of Public Budgeting and Finance
Authors: Aman Khan
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-53673-1Due: 29 June 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-53674-8Due: 29 June 2024
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: X, 517
Number of Illustrations: 38 b/w illustrations