PAFF 6304 Public Budgeting and Finance
This course is designed to give students a good understanding of the nature and role of budgeting in the public sector. The course covers budgeting at the federal, state, and local levels and analyzes budget preparation, revenues and expenditures, the role of the executive, and the legislation and appropriations. The technical and political context of budgeting is analyzed giving students insights into government priorities and values that governments must also fulfill beyond the numbers reflected in budgets. Students analyze how budgets reflect the choices resulting from the political processes that ultimately become issues in the electoral process. The course explains what is budgeting but also the managerial role and challenges in developing and implementing budgets. How public management decisions are influenced and influence the American culture, and technology and public management are examined and analyzed.
Offered
As scheduled