This updated edition provides a discussion of budgeting at all levels of government in the US, and brings the reader up to date on the federal budget following the Budget Agreement of 1997. By describing change over time, it shows recent events in the context of institutional constraints, prior agreements, and political jockeying over process and outcomes. Many of the mini-cases and tables have been updated, and references to recent budget literature have been included. The emphasis in this edition is on long-term issues, such as accountability and tradeoffs, that are highlighted by current events, such as the Government Performance and Results Act and the Balanced Budget Agreement.

The Politics of Public Budgeting: Getting and Spending, Borrowing and Balancing (Chatham House Series on Change in American Politics)

Business & Money

Irene S. Rubin

Economics

Chatham House Publishers

The Politics of Public Budgeting: Getting and Spending, Borrowing and Balancing

CQ Press

Offering case studies of financial management in numerous American cities over a period of enormous growth and change, Irene Rubin explores the historical context of municipal budgeting in the United States and the political environment that conditions reform and problem solving at the local level.

Class, Tax, and Power: Municipal Budgeting in the United States (Public Administration and Public Policy)

Public budgeting is inherently political: too often, short-term partisan goals overrun long-term public interest. By presenting federal, state, and local budgeting within a clear, comparative framework, Rubin’s classic text focuses on the issues of federalism and the political jockeying that influences all governmental budgets. 
Updated throughout to account for recent issues in budgeting, the sixth edition includes coverage of the Alternative Minimum Tax controversy, mayoral vetoes, state legislatures’ role in the budgeting process, conflicts between inspectors general and executives, PART evaluations, and more. In addition, Rubin now pays even greater attention to budgeting within state and local systems, incorporating examples from across the nation and better preparing students for future careers at all levels of government. Analyzing each strand of the decision-making process, Rubin shows the extraordinary coordination involved in passing a budget and achieving accountability.

In this timely book Irene Rubin focuses on how government tried and eventually succeeded in balancing the U.S. federal budget in 1998. With characteristic insight and a lively narrative, Rubin describes the successive efforts of Congress and the administration over seventeen years to shape a process that would encourage balance, as well as the reactions of federal agencies to the pressure.

Balancing the Federal Budget: Trimming the Herds or Eating the Seed Corn?

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Books by Irene S. Rubin

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The Politics of Public Budgeting: Getting and Spending, Borrowing and Balancing (Chatham House Series on Change in American Politics)

The Politics of Public Budgeting: Getting and Spending, Borrowing and Balancing

Class, Tax, and Power: Municipal Budgeting in the United States (Public Administration and Public Policy)

The Politics of Public Budgeting: Getting and Spending, Borrowing and Balancing

Balancing the Federal Budget: Trimming the Herds or Eating the Seed Corn?