1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910698228003321

Autore

Aloise Gene

Titolo

Combating nuclear smuggling [[electronic resource] ] : DHS's cost-benefit analysis to support the purchase of new radiation detection portal monitors was not based on available performance data and did not fully evaluate all the monitors' costs and benefits

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : U.S. Government Accountability Office, , [2006]

Descrizione fisica

26 pages : digital, PDF file

Soggetti

Radiation warning systems - United States - Cost effectiveness

Radioactive substances - Detection - United States

Nuclear terrorism - United States - Prevention

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Dec. 27, 2006).

Author: Gene Aloise.

"October 17, 2006."

Paper version available from: U.S. Government Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548.

"GAO-07-133R."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910824820703321

Autore

Kumar Manmohan

Titolo

Promoting Fiscal Discipline / / Manmohan Kumar, Teresa Ter-Minassian

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2007

ISBN

1-4623-4214-0

1-4527-2915-8

1-283-53552-1

9786613847973

1-4519-2733-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (255 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Ter-MinassianTeresa

Soggetti

Fiscal policy

Finance, Public

Economic policy

Budgeting

Finance: General

Macroeconomics

Public Finance

Production and Operations Management

Fiscal Policy

Public Administration

Public Sector Accounting and Audits

National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General

National Budget

Budget Systems

Debt

Debt Management

Sovereign Debt

Public finance & taxation

Financial administration & public finance law

Budgeting & financial management

Finance

PFM legal and regulatory frameworks

Budget planning and preparation

Expenditure

Fiscal stance

Public financial management (PFM)



Law and legislation

Budget

Expenditures, Public

New Zealand

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Fiscal discipline : key issues and overview / Manmohan S. Kumar and Teresa Ter-Minassian -- Discretion, institutions, and fiscal discipline / Xavier Debrun, David Hauner, and Manmohan S. Kumar -- Cyclicality of fiscal policy / Fabrizio Balassone and Manmohan S. Kumar -- Addressing the procyclical bias / Fabrizio Balassone and Manmohan S. Kumar -- Fiscal responsibility laws / Ana Corbacho and Gerd Schwartz -- The role for fiscal agencies / Xavier Debrun, David Hauner, and Manmohan S. Kumar.

Sommario/riassunto

Fiscal discipline is essential to improve and sustain economic performance, maintain macroeconomic stability, and reduce vulnerabilities. Discipline is especially important if countries, industrial as well as developing, are to successfully meet the challenges, and reap the benefits, of economic and financial globalization. Lack of fiscal discipline generally stems from the injudicious use of policy discretion. The benefits of discretion are seen in terms of the ability of policymakers to respond to unexpected shocks and in allowing elected political representatives to fulfill their mandates. But discretion can be misused, resulting in persistent deficits and procyclical policies, rising debt levels, and, over time, a loss in policy credibility. The authors first explore the role of discretion in fiscal policy, and the extent, consequences, and causes of procyclicality, particularly in good times. They then examine how a variety of institutional approaches—fiscal rules, fiscal responsibility laws, and fiscal agencies—can help improve fiscal discipline. While each of these approaches can play a useful role, the authors suggest that a strategy combining them is likely to be particularly beneficial. Although such a strategy requires political commitment and effective fiscal management, at the same time, the strategy itself can bolster political commitment by highlighting the restraints on government and raising the costs of failing to respect them.