PPBS: Problems of Implementation
- 1 March 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of the American Institute of Planners
- Vol. 34 (2) , 88-94
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01944366808977532
Abstract
The Planning-Programming-Budgeting System (PPBS) is frequently being advanced as a revolutionary method for making allocative expenditure decisions within the governmental sphere. Ever since the Rand Corporation's invasion of the Department of Defense, government officials have been probing the possibilities of utilizing PPBS in a domestic context. With the demands on government decisionmakers being greater than ever before, governments large and small are looking for methods to facilitate normative expenditure decisions. It is argued in this paper that the PPBS faces severe difficulties before it can become fully operational. From early conceptualization to final implementation, there are many nearly insurmountable problems that have to be overcome. Potential PPBS users should be aware of these difficulties before a switchover is seriously contemplated.Keywords
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