| Putting Trust in the Us Budget: Federal Trust Funds and the Politics of Commitment Contributor(s): Patashnik, Eric M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521771749 ISBN-13: 9780521771740 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $121.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - General - Political Science | American Government - National - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy |
| Dewey: 336.73 |
| LCCN: 99057404 |
| Lexile Measure: 1650 |
| Series: Theories of Institutional Design |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.10 lbs) 246 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the United States many important programs, such as Social Security and Medicare, are paid from trust funds. At a time when major social insurance funds are facing insolvency, this timely book provides the first comprehensive study of this significant yet little-studied feature of the American welfare state. Trust funds are at the heart of US budgeting and public social provision, and also raise a fundamental question of democratic politics: can current officeholders bind their successors? Through detailed case studies Patashnik shows how long term government commitments are effectively designed. |
