Mapping a Field's Development: 20 Years of ABFM Conferences |
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| Authors: | W. BARTLEY HILDRETH MICHAEL A. WOODRUM |
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| Affiliation: | Dean of the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University in Atlanta. Previously, he was the Regents Distinguished Professor of Public Finance at Wichita State University;
George Van Riper Endowed Fellow in Public Finance in the master of public administration program in the Hugo Wall School of Urban and Public Affairs at Wichita State University, 1845 Fairmount St., Wichita, KS 67260 |
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| Abstract: | Public budgeting and financial management has grown into a vibrant and productive research field of study with multiple journals and conferences devoted to the topic. One way to map the field's development is to examine the participants and topics covered in its longest-running dedicated gathering of researchers, the 20 annual conferences of the Association for Budgeting and Financial Management (ABFM). This article traces the 20-year history and composition of ABFM in terms of the participants and topics. It documents the evolution of the field and provides clues to the future direction of public budgeting and financial management published research. |
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