The books in this series aim to be provide a forum for sharing ideas, concepts and results of research and practice in the field of public management, and to stimulate critical thinking about alternative approaches to problem solving and decision making in the public sector.
Introduction.Chapter 1. An Introduction to Public Budgeting and Financial Management.Chapter 2. The History of Budgetary Power in the United States.Chapter 3. The Structure and Process of Budgeting.Chapter 4. Budget Execution.Chapter 5. Entitlements and Direct Spending Control.Chapter 6. Budget Analysis and Budget Analysts.Chapter 7. Budget Strategy.Chapter 8. Budgeting and Restructuring under Fiscal Stress.Chapter 9. Budget and Financial Management Reform.Chapter 10. Budgeting for Results.Chapter 11. Budgeting for Performance.Chapter 12. Budgeting; Contracting and Management Control.Chapter 13. A Review of Recent Financial Management Initiatives.Chapter 14. Contemporary Financial Management Challenges.Appendix A: A Management Control Approach to Budgeting and Financial Management Curriculum and Course Design.Appendix B: Case Study of Navy Flying Hour Program Cash Management at Commander, Naval Air Forces Pacific.Appendix C: Case Study of CFO Act Implementation in the Special Warfare Command.Bibliography.
