Research on Planning for and Implementation of Program Budgeting in the City of Los Angeles

摘要

A regional analysis program has been developed to identify and initiate projects to assist local governments in upgrading their ability to manage programs that might improve societal conditions by providing concrete, useful results. The program has carried out several research projects in which the Los Angeles Region is used as a model. Work accomplished in one of these efforts, research support of specific development projects, is reported. A brief history of the program's development and government structure of the City of Los Angeles precedes a description of the evolution of program budgeting in that city. The major part of the report is devoted to development of methods for program structure and design, and measures for program effectiveness. Future plans are presented in the summary.