Problem
Inadequate management of government finances
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Inefficient management of government financial resourcesInadequate mobilization of domestic financial resources
Mismanagement of government financial expenditures
Ineffective control of government finances
Financial scandal
Incidence:
In the case of the USA, inadequate controls in programmes that lend money or guarantee loans made by others were reported in 1989 as leading to losses of $100 billion. Losses of $5,000 billion in federal insurance and credit assistance would also be added to previous losses $200 billion in connection with insolvency in savings and loan institutions. Broader Problems:
Lack of financial controlUnethical financial practicesInefficient public administrationInadequate economic policy-making Narrower Problems:
Bank fraudArbitrary government chargesUndervaluation of public assetsInadequate public finance statisticsInadequate government supervision of contracts Related Problems:
BriberyIncompetent household management Aggravates:
Political scandalExternal debt crisisGovernment budget deficitsUnethical commercial practicesInsufficient financial resourcesDecline in public sector savingsUnderutilized government resourcesInadequate mobilization of resourcesInadequate local government financing Strategies:
Exposing financial scandalCovering-up financial scandalImproving management of government financesControlling government finances Values:
GovernmentSelf-controlSelf-governmentInadequacyIneffectivenessInefficiencyMismanagementOverefficientScandal Subject(s):
Amenities → Households??Commerce → Finance??
Societal Problems → Inadequacy??
Societal Problems → Ineffectiveness??
Government → Government ??
Management → Management ??
Cybernetics → Control??
Cybernetics → Cybernetics ??
Innovative change → Change??
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
11.05.2000 – 00:00 CEST