Public Expenditure Management and Public Policy in India

Crises and Renewal

A. Premchand

Public Expenditure Management and Public Policy in India: Crises and Renewal by A. Premchand provides a comprehensive examination of the development, evolution, and challenges of India's public expenditure management system, from the colonial period to the modern era.

The book offers an in-depth analysis of the administrative, economic, and political factors that influence public expenditure decisions at both the programme and aggregate levels. It explores how government spending policies are formulated, implemented, and managed, and how these decisions affect the delivery of public services.

A major focus of the book is the changing structure of public expenditure management in India, including reforms introduced to improve efficiency, accountability, and public service delivery. It also examines the role of public-private partnerships, highlighting their potential benefits and limitations.

The book further explores financial and administrative relationships between the central and state governments, providing insights into the complexities of fiscal management and public policymaking in India.

Key Features

• Examines the historical development of India's public expenditure management system from colonial times.

• Analyses the administrative, economic, and political factors influencing government expenditure.

• Explores public spending at programme and aggregate levels.

• Discusses the relationship between public expenditure management and the delivery of public services.

• Evaluates reforms and innovations in public expenditure management.

• Examines the benefits and limitations of public-private partnerships.

• Explores central and state government relationships in public finance and expenditure management.

Public Expenditure Management and Public Policy in India serves as a valuable reference for students, researchers, economists, public finance professionals, policymakers, and administrators interested in fiscal policy, government expenditure, and public sector management.

About the Author

A. Premchand is an economist, author, and public finance specialist who served as Assistant Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, D.C.

He has authored and edited more than fifteen books covering public expenditure management, government budgeting, fiscal administration, and related economic subjects.

Several of his publications have been translated into Arabic, Chinese, Russian, and Spanish. Six of his books published by the IMF have also been made available in electronic format.

• Author: A. Premchand

• Publisher: Academic Foundation

• Publication Date: 1 July 2016

• Language: English

• Format: Hardcover

• Pages: 313 (Amazon listing)

• ISBN-10: 9332703302

• ISBN-13: 9789332703308

• Reading Age: 18 years and above