Central government budget practices and transparency: An international comparison

Public Administration

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 667-716

  Bastida, Francisco ^a   Benito, Bernardino ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET DEFICIT; BUREAUCRACY; CORRUPTION; DEMOCRACY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; OECD;

EID: 34548290741     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: 14679299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2007.00664.x     Document Type: Article

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