Fiscal challenges : an interdisciplinary approach to budget policy / edited by Elizabeth Garrett, Elizabeth A. Graddy, Howell E. Jackson.

Other author Garrett, Elizabeth, 1963-2016
Other author Graddy, Elizabeth, 1950-
Other author Jackson, Howell E.
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Descriptionxiv, 455 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Budget--United States.

Contents Preface -- The law and politics of fiscal policy -- Introduction -- The congressional budget process / William Dauster -- Budget gimmicks / Cheryl Block -- Transparency in the U.S. budget process / Elizabeth Garrett and Adrian Vermeule -- European experiences with fiscal rules and institutions / Jurgen von Hagen Bibliography -- Understanding federal deficits and public debt -- Introduction -- Economic perspectives on federal deficits and debt / Michael Boskin -- Counting the ways: the structure of federal spending / Howell Jackson -- Starving the beast: the psychology of budget deficits / Jonathan Baron and Edward J. McCaffery -- Bibliography -- Budgeting and fiscal constraints at the state level -- Introduction -- Budgetary arrangements in the 50 states, in search of model practices / Juliet Musso, Elizabeth Graddy and Jennifer Grizard -- The calculus of constraint: a critical review of state fiscal institutions / Tracy Gordon -- When does the ballot box limit the budget? Politics and spending limits in California, Colorado, Utah, and Washington / Thad Kousser, Mathew McCubbins and Kaj Rozga -- Bibliography -- Intergovernmental aspects of budget policy -- Introduction -- 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 -- Federal-state budgetary interactions / David Super -- Bibliography -- Judicial powers and budget policy -- Introduction -- New property, entrenchment, and the fiscal constitution / John Harrison -- Courts, constitutions, and public finance: some recent experiences from the states / Richard Briffault -- Bibliography.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 446-449) and index.
LCCN 2007027738
ISBN9780521877312 (hardback)
ISBN0521877318 (hardback)

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Joyner General Stacks HJ2051 .F483 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold