2018
DOI: 10.3138/cjpe.43180
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Expenditure Reviews and the Federal Experience: Program Evaluation and Its Contribution to Assurance Provision

Abstract: Abstract:Various forms of assurance are being demanded by different constituencies in the federal public administration. One form of assurance is that of financial accountability, and spending reviews are an essential input to processes that contribute to federal budgetary and expenditure management decisions. Program evaluation has also been an important contributor, but it may be the case that this federal function is over-extended in that contribution. It may be time to consider removing this responsibility… Show more

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“…Robinson (2014) discusses the shortcomings of government-wide evaluation systems in expenditure reviews. Shepherd (2018) discusses the specific case of Canada.…”
Section: Mots Clés : Défis De L' éValuation éValuation Des Dépensesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Robinson (2014) discusses the shortcomings of government-wide evaluation systems in expenditure reviews. Shepherd (2018) discusses the specific case of Canada.…”
Section: Mots Clés : Défis De L' éValuation éValuation Des Dépensesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Une série d'articles publiée récemment dans la Revue canadienne d'évaluation de programme s’intéressait plus particulièrement au rôle élargi des évaluations dans les exercices pangouvernementaux de réaffectation des fonds. En général, ces articles démontrent que l’évaluation a peu d'incidences sur ces exercices, puisque les recommandations formulées par les évaluateurs portent sur des améliorations ponctuelles à la conception et à la mise en œuvre de programmes distincts, plutôt que sur des politiques plus larges (voir par exemple : Mayne ; Robinson ; Shepherd ). Ces articles font aussi ressortir les nombreux défis auxquels fait face la fonction d'évaluation, dont un manque chronique de ressources et des attentes élevées à son égard de la part des hautes instances organisationnelles et des agences centrales.…”
Section: Discussion Et Conclusionunclassified
“…It is routinely unclear what holding one to account means in practical terms, other than as a punishment, but the general conception is that it is viewed as assessing compliance with rules and regulations ex post . This view may work well with respect to preventing misuse of public funds or ensuring sound stewardship of public assets, but it has much less value in understanding performance (Shepherd, 2018). The assumption is that with greater accountability, public servants will be incented to improve the performance of programs and services results (Dubnick, 2005), and will contribute to inform decision‐making and budgeting (Hatry, 1997).…”
Section: Where Are We? Accountability Under Crisis Conditionsmentioning
confidence: 99%