Politics of Public Money, Second Edition by David A. Good - 9781442615526

Politics of Public Money, Second EditionAuthor(s): David A. Good\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Toronto Press, Canada\nImprint: University of Toronto Press\nISBN-13: 9781442615526, 978-1442615526\nSynopsis\nPublic money is one of the primary currencies of influence for politicians and public servants. It affects the standards by which they undertake the nations business and impacts the standard of living of the nations citizens. David A. Goods The Politics of Public Money examines the extent to which the Canadian federal budgetary process is shifting from one based on a bilateral relationship between departmental spenders and central guardians to one based on a more complex, multilateral relationship involving a variety of players.\n\n This new edition offers an up-to-date account of the Canadian system, including the creation of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, the governments response to the global financial crisis, Canadas Economic Action Plan, strategic and operati.