Budget Analysis

Links to Budgeting and Financial Management Sites — Links to various national pages compiled by the OECD.  Countries included are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, and the United States.

Public Finance Resources Listed by Country — Included on an International Public Financial Management site by the U.S. government.

US Congressional Budget Office studies and reports — Mostly specific to US, but some papers detail general methodologies for a variety of issues, such as tax analysis, budget analysis, use of resources, generational accounting, and macroeconomic analysis.

HM Treasury (United Kingdom) — Numerous budget related reports and information.  Though specific to Britain, many analyses will be of general interest.

US Office of Management and Budget — Though specific to the US, many documents deal somewhat generally with evaluating program performance, managing debt, analyzing the budget, and similar issues.

BudgetNet — Information, links, and tools relevant to the public budgeting process.  Focuses on  the US, but some relevant international material.

Accrual Budgeting Project (Australia) — This web site is devoted to Australia's new Accrual Budgeting initiative. This budgeting method attempts to account for non-cash assets and liabilities in order to more accurately portray an agency's financial health.

Association for Budgeting and Financial Management — Organization designed to promote recognition of the importance of public budgeting.  Site includes conference information and listing of computer budgeting simulations that can be ordered.

International Federation of Accountants — IFAC is an organization of national professional accountancy organizations that represent accountants employed in various fields.