Public Budgeting in African Nations Fiscal Analysis in Development Management [Hardcover]

Public Budgeting in African Nationsaims to provide usable budgeting and fiscal policy management information to development practitioners interested in improving the performance of governments in the context of good governance. It shares regional and cross-cultural experiences with international audiences and gives reflective attention to comparative budgeting and fiscal policy management. With a promising economic and fiscal forecast, such information is timely for international development practitioners and for scholars and researchers interested in advancing development management.

This book adopts an interdisciplinary/pragmatic approach to analyze and present research findings on public budgeting as a sustainable development tool. The central argument is that development practice will benefit from a bottom-up, decentralized approach to budgeting and fiscal policy management, involving national, sub-national, and civil society institutions. From this perspective, a balanced budget should draw from and reflect values and priorities across the full spectrum of social and political life.

1. Public Budgeting and Fiscal Sustainability in African Nations: Opportunities and Challenges in Development Management Peter Fuseini Haruna  2. Public Budgeting in Africa: The Case of Botswana Taolo B. Lucas and Theophilus T. Tshukudu  3. Public Budgeting in African Nations: The Case of Cameroon Peter Ajongwa Ngwafu and Viviane E. Foyou  4. Economic Policy Formation in Ghanas Fourth Republic: The Budgeting Process as a Ritualized Anti-National Transformation Act Lloyd G. Adu Amoah  5. Reforming the Ghanaian Budget System from Activity-Based Budgeting to Performance-Based Budgeting: Eureka, or Another Reform Illusion? Frank L. Kwaku Ohemeng  6. Public Budgeting in African Nations: The Case of Kenya Abel Kinoti Meru and Rl*