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Fiscal Challenges : An Interdisciplinary Approach to Budget Policy by Elizabeth Garrett, Elizabeth A. Graddy and Howell E. Jackson (2009, Trade Paperback)

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Fiscal Challenges : An Interdisciplinary Approach to Budget Policy, Paperback by Garrett, Elizabeth (EDT); Graddy, Elizabeth A. (EDT); Jackson, Howell E. (EDT), ISBN 0521140099, ISBN-13 9780521140096, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Explores the problems of budget policy and reform in Congress, at the state level, and within the European Union.

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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521140099

ISBN-139780521140096

eBay Product ID (ePID)73272022

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Number of Pages470 Pages

Publication NameFiscal Challenges : an Interdisciplinary Approach to Budget Policy

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2009

SubjectPublic Finance, General

TypeTextbook

AuthorElizabeth Garrett, Elizabeth A. Graddy, Howell E. Jackson

Subject AreaLaw, Business & Economics

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight23.4 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Reviews"The works are all accessible to the nonexpert..., and generally focus on providing a sound introduction to their topic. An interesting feature of the work that reflects its intended use as textbook: each chapter is followed by a series of discussion questions that deal with the chapter topic. Recommended." -- J. L. Mikesell, Indiana University--Bloomington, CHOICE

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal352.4/80973

Table Of ContentPreface; Part I. The Law and Politics of Fiscal Policy: Introduction; 1. The Congressional budget process William Dauster; 2. Budget gimmicks Cheryl Block; 3. Transparency in the US budget process Elizabeth Garrett and Adrian Vermeule; 4. European experiences with fiscal rules and institutions Jurgen von Hagen; Part II. Understanding Federal Deficits and Public Debt: Introduction; 5. Perspectives on federal deficits and debt Michael Boskin; 6. Counting the ways: the structure of federal spending Howell Jackson; 7. Starving the beast: the psychology of budget deficits Jonathan Baron and Edward McCaffery; Part III. Budgeting and Fiscal Constraints at the State Level: Introduction; 8. Budgetary arrangements in the 50 states: in search of model practices Juliet Musso, Elizabeth Graddy and Jennifer Grizard; 9. The calculus of constraint: a critical review of state fiscal institutions Tracy Gordon; 10. When does the ballot box limit the budget? Politics and spending limits in California, Colorado, Utah, and Washington Thad Kousser, Matthew McCubbins and Kaj Rozga; Part IV. Intergovernmental Aspects of Budget Policy: Introduction; 11. Dysfunctional or optimal institutions? State debt limitations, the structure of state and local governments, and the finance of American infrastructure Barry Weingast and John Wallis; 12. Federal-state budgetary interactions David Super; Part V. Judicial Powers and Budget Policy: Introduction; 13. New property, entrenchment, and the fiscal constitution John Harrison; 14. Courts, constitutions, and public finance: some recent experiences from the States Richard Briffault.

SynopsisFiscal Challenges: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Budget Policy brings together leading experts from a range of disciplines to explore the problems of budget policy. The authors, including top economists, political scientists, historians, psychologists, and legal scholars, provide a multidisciplinary introduction to the subject., Fiscal Challenges: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Budget Policy brings together leading experts from a range of disciplines to explore the problems of budget policy. The authors, including top economists, political scientists, historians, psychologists, and legal scholars, together provide a unique, multidisciplinary introduction to the subject. In addition to in-depth analysis of congressional budget procedures and the economics of federal deficits and debt, Fiscal Challenges explores important recent developments in budget policy at the state level and in the European Union. The goal of the volume is to offer readers wide-ranging perspectives on the many different academic disciplines and perspectives that bear on the evaluation of budgetary procedures and their reform.