Elements of Public Finance and Budgeting

1 Unit · Graduate

Understand the complexities of the budget process and its central role in both democratic institutions and the profession of public administration. The budget structure and process will be reviewed as well as the role of the public administrator and other participants in the process. Examines politics in the budget process and the role of interest groups in decision-making; more specifically, the role of politics in both establishing public spending priorities and in distributing the burden of taxes and fees. Students also learn about concepts and methodologies relating to program cost analysis and how the budget may be used as a management tool.