Government Budget Forecasting - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Government Budget Forecasting write by Jinping Sun. This book was released on 2008-03-26. Government Budget Forecasting available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Revenue and expenditure forecasting plays an important role in public budgeting and financial management, particularly during times of financial constraint, when citizens impose greater accountability upon government to use taxpayer dollars more efficiently. Despite its significance, revenue and expenditure forecasting is often overlooked in the budget process, and there is an imbalance between practice and research in this area. Based on the collaboration of budget scholars and practitioners, Government Budget Forecasting fulfills two purposes: Enhances the understanding of revenue and expenditure estimation both theoretically and practically Stimulates dialogue and debate among practitioners and academicians to identify good forecast practices as well as areas for improvement Divided into four parts, this comprehensive reference first examines forecast practices at the federal, state, and local levels, drawing on case studies that include California, Texas, and Louisiana. It then explores consensus systems and risk assessment, considering political factors and the costs of forecast errors. The text concludes with a call to transparency and guidance from a code of ethics, and a look at forecasting practices in emerging countries.
Budgetary Forecasting in Local Government
Budgetary Forecasting in Local Government - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Budgetary Forecasting in Local Government write by Howard A. Frank. This book was released on 1993-11-23. Budgetary Forecasting in Local Government available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Local governments are hard-pressed to balance their budgets in the 1990s. Part of any budget-balancing effort is accurate forecasting. In this new work, Howard Frank introduces time-tested forecasting techniques from the private sector and military in a local forecasting environment. In a lucid, user-friendly treatment, Frank shows how simple and complex methods can be put to use in the contemporary local government setting. Through examples--many of them from his own research--the author delineates the strengths and weaknesses of quantitative and non-quantitative forecasting methods. Frank also shows how these techniques can be used to monitor changes in public programs--an increasingly important part of contemporary budget execution. Frank does not assume an extensive mathematical or statistical background on the part of the reader--indeed, a forecast neophyte will have no difficulty understanding the text. Questions at the end of each chapter focus the reader on the major concepts and provide insights on practical applications within the urban setting. A cornerstone of the work is that local forecasters must be intelligent experimenters with the new tools--there is no canned advice that applies to all cities and forecast situations. But with application of forecasting approaches treated in this unique work, local budgeters--and those in training to become budgeters--will be able to adopt forecasting approaches that have been underutilized in local government.
Recommended Budget Practices
Recommended Budget Practices - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Recommended Budget Practices write by National Advisory Council on State and Local Budgeting (United States). This book was released on 1998-06-01. Recommended Budget Practices available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Guidelines for Public Expenditure Management
Guidelines for Public Expenditure Management - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Guidelines for Public Expenditure Management write by Mr.Jack Diamond. This book was released on 1999-07-01. Guidelines for Public Expenditure Management available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Traditionally, economics training in public finances has focused more on tax than public expenditure issues, and within expenditure, more on policy considerations than the more mundane matters of public expenditure management. For many years, the IMF's Public Expenditure Management Division has answered specific questions raised by fiscal economists on such missions. Based on this experience, these guidelines arose from the need to provide a general overview of the principles and practices observed in three key aspects of public expenditure management: budget preparation, budget execution, and cash planning. For each aspect of public expenditure management, the guidelines identify separately the differing practices in four groups of countries - the francophone systems, the Commonwealth systems, Latin America, and those in the transition economies. Edited by Barry H. Potter and Jack Diamond, this publication is intended for a general fiscal, or a general budget, advisor interested in the macroeconomic dimension of public expenditure management.
Fundamentals of Public Budgeting and Finance
Fundamentals of Public Budgeting and Finance - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Fundamentals of Public Budgeting and Finance write by Aman Khan. This book was released on . Fundamentals of Public Budgeting and Finance available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
