TOWARD FEDERAL PROGRAM BUDGETING,
Abstract
It is proposed that program budgeting in the Federal government will allow key management functions to be carried out which are not now possible under our present administrative budgeting system; that it can provide formal ways of regularly evaluating alternatives; of stimulating marginal trade-offs among resources; of identifying problem areas; of generating improved management and investment strategies and procedures; of formulating planning and operating theories; and of defining information requirements. In order to make these contributions, program budgeting attempts to make explicit the relationship between direct outputs of programs (patients treated, youngsters educated, missiles produced, etc.) and the nation's more profound objectives and purposes. Some basic concepts of program budgeting are presented, an example of a Federal program budget is developed, applications discussed, and problems and prospects of implementation are examined.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0628095
Entities
People
- Werner Z. Hirsch
Organizations
- RAND Corporation