The problem of lapsed funding and the knee-jerk “better information system” solution: The case of the department of national defence in Canada

Abstract

In this paper, we argue that a better information system is unlikely to solve the problem of lapsed funding that characterizes many government departments. This result is shown to depend critically on the nature of government costs.

Citation

Brimberg, J. and Hurley, W.J. (2014), "The problem of lapsed funding and the knee-jerk “better information system” solution: The case of the department of national defence in Canada", Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management, Vol. 26 No. 1, pp. 81-89. https://doi.org/10.1108/JPBAFM-26-01-2014-B003