Herbert R Balls
Biographic Data
| ID | 5756431 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Herbert R Balls |
| GIVEN NAMES | Herbert R |
| FAMILY NAME | Balls |
| SIGNATURE | BALLS H R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Government of Canada |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1940 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The watchdog of Parliament: The centenary of the legislative audit
August 1, 1978, marks the one hundredth anniversary of the establishment of the office of the Auditor General of Canada. This article traces the development of the concept of the legislative audit from the time of its first application in Canada to the present day. The first legislation, modelled on the United Kingdom Exchequer and Audit Departments Act of 1866 and virtually unchanged in substance from 1878 to 1931, vested in the Auditor General …
Decision‐making: The role of the deputy minister
This paper examines the role of the deputy minister in public decision‐making. It notes the theoretical distinction between policy‐making, on the one hand, and policy‐execution or administration on the other, with the qualification that in practice the two are inevitably intermingled. It advances the view that changes in policy should be based on experience, in which the external impressions of politicians are complemented by the sense of continu…
Common services in government
The provision of supporting services to a number of departments and agencies by one or more common service departments is the application in government administration of the economic principle of the specialization or division of labour. Common service agencies are used widely in the Government of Canada, in provincial and municipal governments, and indeed within most large organizations both in the public and private sectors of the economy. This…
New Techniques in Government Budgeting 4. Planning, Programming and Budgeting in Canada
Improving Performance of Public Enterprises Through Financial Management and Control
The Public Accounts, Their Purposes and Factors Affecting Their Form: An Administrative View
Efficient Public Administration
The Public Accounts Committee
The Qualities of an Administrator
Quebec, 1763–1774: The Financial Administration
Issue Control and Pre‐audit for Authority: The Functions of the Comptroller of the Treasury 1
The Financial Control and Accountability of Canadian Crown Corporations
The Legislative Audit1: The application of limited tests and some other aspects of the audit of Public Accounts
Some Aspects of Canadian Government Accounting1
John Langton and the Canadian Audit Office
The watchdog of Parliament: The centenary of the legislative audit
August 1, 1978, marks the one hundredth anniversary of the establishment of the office of the Auditor General of Canada. This article traces the development of the concept of the legislative audit from the time of its first application in Canada to the present day. The first legislation, modelled on the United Kingdom Exchequer and Audit Departments Act of 1866 and virtually unchanged in substance from 1878 to 1931, vested in the Auditor General …
Decision‐making: The role of the deputy minister
This paper examines the role of the deputy minister in public decision‐making. It notes the theoretical distinction between policy‐making, on the one hand, and policy‐execution or administration on the other, with the qualification that in practice the two are inevitably intermingled. It advances the view that changes in policy should be based on experience, in which the external impressions of politicians are complemented by the sense of continu…
The Public Accounts Committee
John Langton and the Canadian Audit Office
The Legislative Audit1: The application of limited tests and some other aspects of the audit of Public Accounts
Some Aspects of Canadian Government Accounting1
The Financial Control and Accountability of Canadian Crown Corporations
Quebec, 1763–1774: The Financial Administration
Issue Control and Pre‐audit for Authority: The Functions of the Comptroller of the Treasury 1
The Qualities of an Administrator
The Public Accounts Committee
The Public Accounts, Their Purposes and Factors Affecting Their Form: An Administrative View
Efficient Public Administration
New Techniques in Government Budgeting 4. Planning, Programming and Budgeting in Canada
Improving Performance of Public Enterprises Through Financial Management and Control
Common services in government
The provision of supporting services to a number of departments and agencies by one or more common service departments is the application in government administration of the economic principle of the specialization or division of labour. Common service agencies are used widely in the Government of Canada, in provincial and municipal governments, and indeed within most large organizations both in the public and private sectors of the economy. This…
Decision‐making: The role of the deputy minister
This paper examines the role of the deputy minister in public decision‐making. It notes the theoretical distinction between policy‐making, on the one hand, and policy‐execution or administration on the other, with the qualification that in practice the two are inevitably intermingled. It advances the view that changes in policy should be based on experience, in which the external impressions of politicians are complemented by the sense of continu…
The watchdog of Parliament: The centenary of the legislative audit
August 1, 1978, marks the one hundredth anniversary of the establishment of the office of the Auditor General of Canada. This article traces the development of the concept of the legislative audit from the time of its first application in Canada to the present day. The first legislation, modelled on the United Kingdom Exchequer and Audit Departments Act of 1866 and virtually unchanged in substance from 1878 to 1931, vested in the Auditor General …
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