Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acronyms of frequently employed phrases xiii
5. 1. Introduction 1
6. Part I. The process
7. 2. The machinery 25
8. 3. The expenditure budget process 48
9. Part II. The guardians
10. 4. Finance: Keeper of the public purse 73
11. 5. The Treasury Board: Keeper of the expenditure budget 97
12. 6. From Glassco to Nielsen: Inquisitors from the private sector 126
13. 7. Cuts from above: On the road from Bonn and Toronto 148
14. Part III. The spenders
15. 8. Ministers: Nothing succeeds like excess 181
16. 9. Departments: On the inside looking in 205
17. 10. Crown corporations: Financing the jewels 241
18. 11. The provinces and the regions: A federal responsibility 267
19. 12. The private sector: Grabbing with both hands 290
20. Part IV. Towards an explanation
21. 13. The ghost of spending past: Revisiting the guardians and spenders 319
22. APPENDICES 357
23. NOTES 373
24. INDEX 417