Handbook of Government Budgeting

AN OVERVIEW OF GOVERNMENT BUDGETING.

Features of the Budgetary Process (J. McCaffery).

Understanding the Role of Conflict in Budgeting (I. Rubin).

Financial Management Reform in the Federal Government (L. Jones& J. McCaffery).

Budgetary Management in the United States and in Australia, NewZealand, and the United Kingdom (A. Premchand).

CREDIT MARKETS, THE ECONOMY, AND BUDGET BALANCING.

Understanding and Using Government Financial Statements (J.Engstrom).

The Changing World of State and Local Debt Finance (M. Hackbart& J. Ramsey).

State and Local Government Budgeting: Coping with the BusinessCycle (M. Wolkoff).

The Federal Budget and Economic Management (V. Ooms, et al.).

The Rhetoric and Reality of Balancing Budgets (N. Caiden).

TAXATION IN BUDGETING.

The Major Tax Bases (J. Gravelle).

Addressing Tax Expenditures in the Budgetary Process (B.Davie).

Practical Methods for Projecting Revenues (S. Bretschneider &W. Gorr).

The Politics of Taxation (S. Pollack).

THE INFORMATIONAL FOUNDATIONS OF BUDGETING.

The Bases of Accounting for Budgeting and Financial Reporting (J.Chan).

Cost Measurement and Analysis (F. Thompson).

Information Technology for Financial Management (R. Miranda).

BUDGETING BY INSTITUTIONS.

Preparing Agency Budgets (J. Rogers & M. Brown).

Examining Budgets for Chief Executives (B. White).

Legislatures and Budgeting (R. Meyers).

Courts and Fiscal Decision Making (P. Cooper).

POLITICS, MANAGEMENT, AND ANALYSIS IN BUDGETING.

Cutback Budgeting (J. Savage & H. Schwartz).

Strategies for Spending Advocates (R. Meyers).

Budget Implementation (R. Handrick & J. Forrester).

Performance-Based Budgeting (P. Joyce).

Analytical Techniques for Budgeting (M. Mandell).

BUDGETING OVER TIME FOR LARGE AMOUNTS.

Budgeting for Capital Improvements (R. Bland & W.Clarke).

Budgeting for Entitlements (J. White).

Budgeting for Contingent Losses (M. Phaup & D.Torregrosa).

Conclusion.

The Future of Government Budgeting (R. Meyers).