An emphasis on political economy is retained and the unifying theme of governing ability is strengthened in the third edition. Theres more emphasis on the growing gap between getting elected and governing and how the nations future is affected. Expanded coverage of democracy, the policy process, and the consequences of recent international events.

Politics in America: The ability to govern

Politics & Social Sciences

Lance T. LeLoup

Politics & Government

West Pub. Co.

Parties, Rules, and the Evolution of Congressional Budgeting traces how Congressional macrobudgeting has fundamentally changed the way in which Congress frames and enacts budget choices. Included in the analysis are the 1974 Budget Act, the Reagan tax cuts in 1981, Gramm-Rudman-Hollings mandatory deficit reduction plan of 1985, the Bush and Clinton deficit reduction packages in 1990 and 1993, the balanced budget agreement in 1997, and the Bush tax cuts in 2001 and 2003. Analyzing the transition from a fragmented to a more centralized process reveals that macrobudgeting has restructured congressional rules and institutions, changed the way congress legislates, enhanced congressional capacity, and altered how Congress negotiates with the president. Lance T. LeLoup finds that rule changes and new institutions have contributed to growing partisanship in Congress by empowering party leaders and emphasizing the importance of budget votes for party reputation. With steadily increasing partisanship, this study presents evidence that divided government has significant consequences for both the budget process and budget outcomes. Combining qualitative and quantitative approaches, this book provides a historical institutional perspective on the evolution of congressional budgeting over three decades. It addresses important questions about national politics and developments in Congress, particularly concerning rules, the role of parties, and the consequences of divided government. The book concludes by considering what the findings might imply for national budgeting and deficits in the coming decade.

Parties, Rules, and the Evolution of Congressional Budgeting

Ohio State University Press

The intent of this book is:
1. to provide a comprehensive and objective explanation of the national budget process and the policies it produces. 
2. develop a conceptual framework that enables readers' understanding of future budgeting, 
3. focus on the politics of budgeting and the interesting "dramas" of taxation and spending.

Budgetary Politics

Kings Court Communications

Holistic, comparative analysis of multiple budget systems and contexts. Increasingly, governments must respond to the negative impacts of global economic crises on their revenues to finance needed services, and the collapse of their real industrial and financial-banking sectors. How they respond most effectively is a new study area which demands sharing of lessons between nations on government fiscal policies and performance. Budgeting for and financing of government programs and services vary widely among nations and it is important that we understand the implications of similarities and differences in methods and systems. Only through comparative analysis of public budgeting systems can results be improved in such policy areas as health, education, economic stabilization, and infrastructure development. The current global economic crisis has increased fiscal deficits and the accumulated public debts of most countries. It is especially critical now that lessons from budgeting in particular regional clusters be compared and that policymakers adopt the most relevant and useful ones that are available. In Comparative Public Budgeting, George M. Guess and Lance T. LeLoup examine conditions affecting budget decisions at the national and local levels. They review how nations classify their revenue and expenditure transactions, compare cultural and economic conditions between regions, and examine legal and institutional features that affect public management of budgets. Incorporating the most recent and significant changes in budget policy spanning more than 230 nations including the United States, the Commonwealth countries, and a selected group of European Union members, this book offers a fresh analysis of how cultural, institutional, and political forces determine how countries allocate resources and spend them for programs and policies. “Guess and LeLoup have undertaken a colossal task—to compare government budgeting (and other fiscal) systems across a vast array of countries around the world, based partly on their field experiences … They show clearly that cultural, political, and institutional patterns shape spending and taxing processes and make clear that significant reform can mean pretty basic changes if the beginning point is chaotic enough … Highly recommended.” — CHOICE

Comparative Public Budgeting: Global Perspectives on Taxing and Spending

George M. Guess

Reference

State University of New York Press

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Politics in America: The ability to govern

Parties, Rules, and the Evolution of Congressional Budgeting

Budgetary Politics

Comparative Public Budgeting: Global Perspectives on Taxing and Spending