Accountability and financial oversight reform: the case of the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO)

The Conservative Government came to power in 2006 on a platform of accountability. One aspect of this platform was the creation of a Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO). The PBO was intended to contribute to a higher level of accountability in government budgeting. This thesis seeks to explain why...

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Main Author: McKenzie, Daniel
Other Authors: Rounce, Andrea (Political Studies)
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/5279