| Article ID: | iaor19931039 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 4 |
| Start Page Number: | 431 |
| End Page Number: | 463 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1992 |
| Journal: | Public Budgeting and Financial Management |
| Authors: | Thai Khi |
| Keywords: | government, economics, management, financial, planning |
This article tries to present an overview of developments in public financial management in the 1980s in the United States. There were significant developments in all stages of public financial management, including budget decisions, budget execution, and auditing. However, this article discovers that the federal government was very active in its efforts to improve its financial management problems.