Public budgeting is challenging

Public budgeting is challenging because government typically deals with the issue of scarce resources. Discuss the issues or resource allocation that elected officials and public managers address the inherent challenge today. Public budgeting is a field of public administration and a discipline in the academic study thereof. Budgeting is characterized by its approaches, functions, formation, and type. Authors Robert W. Smith and Thomas D. Lynch describe public budgeting through four perspectives