Publication

2013 - Brookings Institution Press/Ash Center, District of Columbia

Language

English

Word Count

66,000 words, Guess

Page Count

264 pages

Identifiers

and 1 more

Classifications

  • DDC352.4
  • LCCHJ141 .O64 2013

Description

Decisions about "who gets what, when, and how" are perhaps the most important that any government must make. So it should not be remarkable that around the world, public officials responsible for public budgeting are facing demands -- from their own citizenry, other government officials, economic actors, and increasingly from international sources -- to make their patterns of spending more transparent and their processes more participatory. Surprisingly, rigorous analysis of the causes and consequences of fiscal transparency is thin at best. This book seeks to fill this gap in existing knowledge by answering a few broad questions: How and why do improvements in fiscal transparency and participation come about? How are they sustained over time? When and how do increased fiscal transparency and participation lead to improved government responsiveness and accountability?

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Open budgets: the political economy of transparency, participation, and accountabilityBrookings Institution Press/Ash Center2013-01-01

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