Toward a political economy of government waste first step, definitions.
- 1995
- p.418-27
- Sep-Oct
William Stanbury and Fred Thompson try to get beyond the mantra of waste, fraud, and abuse to deal seriously and constructively with the question of government waste. They provide a logical taxonomy of nine types of waste. To them a large proportion of the waste created by government is not included in the budget. Indeed, efforts to reduce budgetary waste often simply cause is to pop up elsewhere. A better understanding of the nature and varieties of waste is crucial to improving governmental performance and, ultimately, for the common defense, and promoting the general welfare - for present and future generations
Waste in government spending - United States Expenditures, Public - United States