| Memos to the Governor: An Introduction to State Budgeting Contributor(s): Forsythe, Dall W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1589010191 ISBN-13: 9781589010192 Publisher: Georgetown University Press OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2004 Annotation: With a new foreword by New York's former governor, Mario Cuomo, this revised and updated edition of Memos to the Governor is a concise guide book that takes the reader behind governmental fiscal gobbledygook to explain in clear, understandable prose the technical, economic, and political dynamics of budget making. At all levels of government, the budget has become the battleground for policymaking and politics. This book helps current and future public administrators untangle the knotty processes of budget preparation and implementation. Dall W. Forsythe, who served as budget director under Governor Cuomo, outlines the budgeting process through a series of memos from a budget director to a newly elected governor--a format that helps readers with little or no background to understand complicated financial issues. He covers all of the steps of budget preparation, from strategy to execution, explaining technical vocabulary, and discussing key topics including baseline budgeting, revenue forecasting, and gap-closing options. Forsythe brings fresh insights into such issues as the importance of a multiyear strategic budget plan, the impact of the business cycle on state budgets, the tactical problems of getting budgets adopted by, legislatures, and, of course, the relationship between governor and budget officer. Memos to the Governor is a painless, practical introduction to budget preparation for students of and practitioners in public administration and public-sector financial management. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | American Government - State - Political Science | American Government - Local |
| Dewey: 352.482 |
| LCCN: 2004005615 |
| Physical Information: 0.28" H x 5.56" W x 8.52" (0.31 lbs) 96 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Written by a former state budget director, this book is a concise, behind-the-scenes guide to the technical, economic, and political dynamics of budget making in state capitals. It covers all of the steps of budget preparation, from strategy to execution, explains technical vocabulary, and discusses such key topics as baseline budgeting, revenue forecasting, and gap-closing options. It is written in clear language for readers with little or no background in financial management. This edition has be revised to update the figures and examples. It also places more emphasis on the cyclical management of budgets, a topic of great concern now that state budgets have gone from the boom part of the cycle to the bust. |
