Program Budgeting

Program Budgeting
Author: David Novick
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 414
Release: 1967
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780674713505

This book is designed to help improve understanding of the principles of program budgeting in relation to the decisionmaking process in the federal government; to stimulate others to develop these ideas further; and to accelerate the application of program budgeting in governmental activities.

International Practices to Promote Budget Literacy

International Practices to Promote Budget Literacy
Author: Harika Masud
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 142
Release: 2017-06-28
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1464810729

Budget literacy is defined as 'the ability to read, decipher, and understand public budgets to enable and enhance meaningful citizen participation in the budget process'. It is comprised of two main parts - (i) a technical understanding of public budgets, including familiarity with government spending, tax rates and public debt and; (ii) the ability to engage in the budget process, comprising of practical knowledge on day-to-day issues, as well as an elementary understanding of the economic, social and political implications of budget policies, the stakeholders involved and when and how to provide inputs during the annual budget cycle. Given that no international standards or guidelines have been established for budget literacy education to date, this book seeks to address this gap by taking stock of illustrative initiatives promoting budget literacy for youth in selected countries. The underlying presumption is that when supply-side actors in the budget process -- governments -- simplify and disseminate budget information for demand-side actors -- citizens -- this information will then be used by citizens to provide feedback on the budget. However, since citizens are often insufficiently informed about public budgets to constructively participate in budget processes one way to empower them and to remedy the problem of "budget illiteracy" is to provide budget-literacy education in schools to youth, helping them evolve into civic-minded adults with the essential knowledge needed for analyzing their government's fiscal policy objectives and measures, and the confidence and sense of social responsibility to participate in the oversight of public resources. This book elaborates on approaches, learning outcomes, pedagogical strategies and assessment approaches for budget literacy education, and presents lessons that are relevant for the development, improvement, or scaling up of budget literacy initiatives.

School District Budgeting

School District Budgeting
Author: William T. Hartman
Publisher: R&L Education
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2003-05-19
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1461653932

A unique resource for both academics and practitioners, School District Budgeting provides a comprehensive look at the resource allocation process, from developing planning guidelines to reporting the results of financial operations. An all-inclusive guide, the book provides theoretical and practical treatments of the entire budget process.

The Evolving Economics of Schooling

The Evolving Economics of Schooling
Author: Ross Harrold
Publisher: UNSW Press
Total Pages: 128
Release: 1985
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Produced for unit ESA845 (Economy of schooling) offered by the School of Education in Deakin University's Open Campus Program.