| Why Budgets Matter: Budget Policy and American Politics; Revised and Updated Edition Revised and Upd Edition Contributor(s): Ippolito, Dennis S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0271071133 ISBN-13: 9780271071138 Publisher: Penn State University Press OUR PRICE: $34.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Affairs & Administration - Business & Economics | Economics - General - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy |
| Dewey: 336.73 |
| LCCN: 2015022258 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.30 lbs) 368 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When the first edition of Why Budgets Matter was published in 2003, the federal budget had fallen back into deficit. At the time, fairly modest changes in taxes and spending would have ensured that deficits and debt would remain at tolerable levels. Instead, the disconnect between taxes and spending that had plagued the United States since the 1960s grew even greater. A near-catastrophic economic collapse beginning in December 2007 then magnified the fiscal consequences of irresponsible policy choices. This new edition examines how and why the balanced-budget equilibrium of the 1990s was destabilized in the 2000s. It also places this latest partisan battle over the size of government in historical perspective by exploring its connection to earlier budget policy eras. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ippolito, Dennis S.: - Dennis S. Ippolito is Eugene McElvaney Professor of Political Science and Chairman of the Department of Political Science at Southern Methodist University. |