What counts as innovative financing in public management, and which theories explain why governments use new ways to fund public spending?
The encyclopedia entry defines innovative financing schemes in public management as new ways of providing funds for public expenditure through taxation, user charges, borrowing or other fundraising. It traces scholarly interest in public finance back to the 16th century, explains why public funding schemes have become more important in recent decades, and outlines the political and economic theories behind them.
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Why good innovation policy is clear, shared by all key actors and independently evaluated, and why reorganising agencies is rarely the answer.
What service models do government export credit agencies use, why do they adopt new ones, and what can public management learn from this?
