The Treasury and Whitehall: The Planning and Control of Public Expenditure, 1976-1993

by Maurice Wright (Author), Colin Thain (Author), Maurice Wright (Author), Wright Thain (Author)

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  1995

  $386.05

  This comprehensive account of the Treasury and its control of public expenditure assesses the record through the turbulent years of the Thatcher and Major Governments. It explains how key spending decisions are made, and argues that the Treasury is obliged to negotiate discretionary authority with the Whitehall departments to control their spending.