Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Stanislav S. Bychkov Author-Email: sbychkov@mail.ru Author-Workplace-Name: The Ministry of Finance of the Russia, Moscow, Russia Author-Name: Olga K. Yastrebova Author-Email: oy@ecorys.ru Author-Workplace-Name: ECORYS-NEI LLC, Moscow, Russia Author-Name: Oleg V. Smorodinov Author-Email: os@ecorys.ru Author-Workplace-Name: ECORYS-NEI LLC, Moscow, Russia Title: Monitoring Quality of Financial Management in Program-based Budgeting Abstract: The article reviews relevant issues pertaining to monitoring of the quality of financial management in federal departments in charge of administering funds of the federal budget. It analyses the dimensions of enhancement thereof in the context of transition to program-based budget. The need for further development of the financial management in budget bodies is identified; and a set of monitoring criteria and indices is proposed. Classification-JEL: H83 Keywords: financial management, monitoring, program budget, government order, departments in charge of administering the federal budget, budget bodies Journal: Finansovyj žhurnal — Financial Journal Pages: 49-60 Issue: 2 Year: 2012 Month: April File-URL: http://www.nifi.ru/images/FILES/Journal/Archive/2012/2/statii/2012_02_06.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:fru:finjrn:120206:p:49-60