BUDGETARY POLITICS IN AMERICAN GOVERNMENTS by James J. Gosling ( 9780415995115 )

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BUDGETARY POLITICS IN AMERICAN GOVERNMENTS

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ISBN 10:

0415995116

ISBN 13:

9780415995115

Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

1 February, 2009

Edition:

5th Revised edition

Pages:

312

Description:

Explains the intergovernmental dynamics of the actors, institutions, and processes of US public budgeting. This edition examines tax policy in the 2008 presidential campaigns, military budgeting, and budget shortfalls in state and local governments. It also includes a chapter on budget organization and structure.

Synopsis:

The public budgeting process intensifies political competition at all levels of the U.S. federal system. Gosling clearly explains the intergovernmental dynamics of the actors, institutions, and processes of U.S. public budgeting at the local, state, and federal levels-both now and through changes of the last several decades. This edition examines tax policy in the 2008 presidential elections, budgeting for military expenditures in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the challenges facing state and local governments during budget shortfalls. Updates throughout focus on fiscal policy and budgetary politics during the George W. Bush administration and projections into Obama's presidency. In addition, Gosling adds a new chapter on the nuts and bolts of the budgetary process, focused on the implications of budget formats for political outcomes.

Illustrations:

6 black & white illustrations, 22 black & white tables

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Imprint:

Routledge

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Returnable

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