Why Budgets Matter
Budget Policy and American Politics; Revised and Updated Edition
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2015
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Revised and Updated
Pennsylvania State University Press (Verlag)
978-0-271-07113-8 (ISBN)
Pennsylvania State University Press (Verlag)
978-0-271-07113-8 (ISBN)
Provides a comprehensive account of how conflicts over taxes, spending, deficits, and debt have shaped American political development from the nation’s founding until today.
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.
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.
Dennis S. Ippolito is Eugene McElvaney Professor of Political Science and Chairman of the Department of Political Science at Southern Methodist University.
Contents
List of Figures and Tables
Preface
Chapter OnePerspectives on Budget Policy
Chapter TwoThe "Small Government" Era (1789–1860)
Chapter ThreeBudgeting for Government Growth (1860–1915)
Chapter FourThe Transition to Modern Government (1915–1940)
Chapter FiveWar and Defense Budgets (1940–1970)
Chapter SixSocial Welfare Budgets and Deficits (1970–1990)
Chapter SevenReconciliation and Balanced Budgets (1990-2001)
Chapter EightDestabilizing Budget Policy (2001– )
Selected Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 18.02.2016 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 1 Charts |
| Verlagsort | University Park |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 612 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
| Recht / Steuern ► Steuern / Steuerrecht | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
| Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Wirtschaftspolitik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-271-07113-3 / 0271071133 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-271-07113-8 / 9780271071138 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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