Week Two / Historical Context – then and now

40986As you read the articles this week you will note they cover the evolution of the budgetary process as well as attempts to reform that process over time. You will also note they were written over a decade ago. Choose one or two of the articles and give us an update. Would the author’s conclusions still hold today? Why or why not? Give examples from the article as well as the supporting information you use to expand that analysis to current day.

Week Two – Historical development of public budgeting Reading Resources:

Kelly, J. M. (2005). A CENTURY OF PUBLIC BUDGETING REFORM: The “key” question. Administration & Society, 37(1), 89-109.

Ross, J., Yan, W., & Johnson, C. (2015). THE PUBLIC FINANCING OF AMERICA’S LARGEST CITIES: A STUDY OF CITY FINANCIAL RECORDS IN THE WAKE OF THE GREAT RECESSION. Journal of Regional Science, 55(1), 113-138. doi:10.1111/jors.12117

Smith, R. W. (2003). Ethical norms in public budgeting: Evolution or devolution? Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management, 15(2), 205 – 227.

Posner, P. L. (2007). The continuity of change: Public budgeting and finance reforms over 70 years. Public Administration Review, 67(6), 1018-1029.