Public Budgeting in Context : Structure, Law, Reform and Results

Public budgeting structure, process, legal framework and policy with examples from industrialized and developing countries Public Budgeting in Context examines budgeting at all levels of U.S. government-federal, state, and local-and in a sample of governments around the world. The book assesses the context of public budgeting in these governments, especially the legal foundations for its practice and how the process and final budgets are impacted by governance structures, laws, various budget actors and different branches of government. The author presents focused attention on th

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Willoughby, Katherine G.
Publisher:	Hoboken : Wiley
Subject:	Öffentlicher Haushalt \| Public budget \| Haushaltsrecht \| Budget law \| USA \| United States
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [gbv.de]

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Extent:	Online-Ressource (454 p)
Series:	Bryson Series in Public and Nonprofit Management Bryson Series in Public and Nonprofit Management Ser
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Description based upon print version of record Public Budgeting in Context: Structure, Law, Reform, and Results; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Chapter One: Overview of Modern Public Budgeting; What Is a Budget?; Macro- and Micro-Budgeting; Public and Private Budgeting; The Role and Size of Government; Modeling the Budgetary Process; Branch and Root Methods of Decision Making; Punctuated Equilibrium; Real-Time Budgeting; Budget Principles; Conclusion; Discussion Questions; Notes; References; Chapter Two: Budget Foundations in Selected Countries; Developing Versus Industrialized Countries Comparing Budgeting SystemsAustralia; Brazil; Guatemala; India; Italy; Tanzania; Conclusion; Discussion Questions; Notes; References; Chapter Three: Budget Law and History of the US Federal Government; Early Budgeting; An Executive Budget Process Is Born; The Budget Act of 1921; Government Spending Growth and the Employment Act; Congress Strives for Credibility; Budget Balance and Management Improvement; Gramm-Rudman-Hollings of 1985; Budget Enforcement Act and Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990; Balanced Budget Act of 1997 The Great Recession, Federal Stimulus, the 2011 Budget Act, and a Partial ShutdownBrinksmanship Brings Government Shutdown; Then and Now, Budget Numbers; Adherence to Rule of Law; Conclusion; Discussion Questions; Notes; References; Chapter Four: Budget Foundations in US States; The Fiscal Landscape of States: Two Centuries of Growth; Legal Foundations for State Budgeting; State Constitutions; State Budget Institutions and Rules; Performance Budgeting Laws in the States; Credit Ratings, GASB Standards, and Professional Guidelines; Credit Ratings; GASB Standards and Professional Guidelines ConclusionDiscussion Questions; Notes; References; Chapter Five: Budget Foundations in US Local Governments; The Multiplicity and Responsibilities of Local Governments; Local Government Powers; Dillon's Rule and Home Rule; Becoming a City in Georgia; Local Government Fiscal Stress and Bankruptcy; Jefferson County, Alabama; Central Falls, Rhode Island; Conclusion; Discussion Questions; Notes; References; Chapter Six: Executive Leadership and the Budget Agenda; Presidential versus Parliamentary Systems; Strategic Planning and the Budget Process; Public Leadership: Generating a Budget Plan Executive Leadership in Parliamentary SystemsUS Presidential Leadership and Budgeting; Presidential Job Performance; State Executive Leadership and Budgeting; Governors as Budget and Policy Leaders; Gubernatorial Agenda Setting: The Budget Message; State of State Addresses Before, During, and After the Great Recession; The Impact of Party on Gubernatorial Agenda; US Local Leadership; Leadership in a Strong Mayor City Government; Conclusion; Discussion Questions; Notes; References; Chapter Seven: Budget Powers of the Legislative Branch; Measuring Legislative Powers in the Budgetary Process Legislative Budgeting in Select Governments
ISBN:	978-1-118-50932-6 ; 978-1-118-91311-6 ; 978-1-118-50932-6
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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