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The Budget Process: A Parliamentary Imperative (Commonwealth Parliamentary Association) - Hardcover

David G. McGee

 
9780745327747: The Budget Process: A Parliamentary Imperative (Commonwealth Parliamentary Association)

Synopsis

Parliament's right to authorize government spending is the source of all other parliamentary powers and is fundamental to democracy. How parliaments enforce this power and how they can play their full part in the budget process more effectively are described in this detailed assessment of the appropriate and varied rules and practices being developed around the Commonwealth and beyond. The Budget Process provides an insider s view of Parliament s role in approving and overseeing government spending: what Parliament is supposed to do, what it isn't, and how it could do more.

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About the Author

David G. McGee, QC, is Clerk of the House of Representatives of New Zealand.

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