Examination of the relationship between collective bargaining and budget-making process in public institutions in Illinois. Relationship between the bargaining process and legal requirements for establishing fiscal years; Budget making by schools; Budget making by municipalities; Policy...

Examines the relations between collective bargaining in the public sector and budget-making under economic stress. Differences between the negotiating parties in assumptions about the budget; Implication of the tight economic situation for the duration of the bargaining period; Description of the...