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Published in: Public Organization Review 4/2019

27-07-2018

Nepalese Budgetary Dynamics: Following Incrementalism or Punctuated Equilibrium?

Authors: Hari Prasad Guragain, Seunghoo Lim

Published in: Public Organization Review | Issue 4/2019

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Abstract

Government budget appropriation patterns are mainly explained by theories of incrementalism and punctuated equilibrium. Consistent with these theories, this study empirically analysed Nepalese budgetary time series data from 1990 to 2017 and concluded that the budget appropriation pattern is characterized by several fluctuations and policy changes that are not limited to incremental changes. In addition to considering hypotheses regarding incremental change and punctuated equilibrium, three additional hypotheses based on budget adjustment assumptions are derived and evaluated: parallel, sequential, and complementary punctuation. Extending such assumptions to explain the budgetary process contributes to introducing budget punctuation typologies that enrich punctuated equilibrium theory.
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Footnotes
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Details on the roles and responsibilities of the agencies involved in budget formulation, Budget Formulation Referent are described in the Ministry of Finance (2016, pp. 178–181).
 
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Metadata
Title
Nepalese Budgetary Dynamics: Following Incrementalism or Punctuated Equilibrium?
Authors
Hari Prasad Guragain
Seunghoo Lim
Publication date
27-07-2018
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Public Organization Review / Issue 4/2019
Print ISSN: 1566-7170
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7098
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11115-018-0418-6

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