Who Decides on Public Expenditures? A Political Economy Analysis of the Budget Process: The Case of Argentina

The budget process is increasingly considered key for reform efforts to improve fiscal outcomes. In this paper the authors embark on a political economy analysis of the budget process in Argentina, in the spirit of the IDB project “Political Institutions, Policymaking Processes and Policy Outcomes” in order to understand who determines budget outcomes in Argentina. In particular, they seek to characterize the institutional framework that regulates the budget preparation, approval, implementation and control.