{"product_id":"managing-public-expenditure-in-australia-john-wanna-9781864487138","title":"Managing Public Expenditure in Australia","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow do Australian governments budget? How well do they spend and manage our money? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGovernments seem to be locked in a constant struggle with the problems of budgeting. Cabinet never has enough resources to go around, and while some agencies 'guard' public expenditure, others find endless ways to make new claims on budgets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eManaging Public Expenditure in Australia\u003c\/i\u003e provides the first systematic analysis of government budgeting and the politics of the budgetary process. Drawing on extensive original sources, the authors examine debates and reforms in public finance from Whitlam and Fraser to Hawke, Keating and Howard, and assess their impacts on policy development. In tracking the way governments actually spend money, \u003ci\u003eManaging Public Expenditure in Australia\u003c\/i\u003e provides an alternate and complementary political history of federal government over the past forty years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book also includes accessible discussions on topics such as budget theory, financial management in government, and debt and deficit reduction. An explanation of new resource management techniques and initiatives help to illuminate the ongoing changes to budget and expenditure management practices. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is an essential purchase for students, teachers and practitioners of public finance, and for anyone involved in the continuing debate over the nature and role of the public sector.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Wanna, Joanne Kelly, John Forster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1864487135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781864487138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.77d","brand":"John Wanna","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44120687182079,"sku":"9781864487138","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5f0d6205-bd06-43c3-ad32-54a220b06b90.jpg?v=1687415699","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/managing-public-expenditure-in-australia-john-wanna-9781864487138","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}