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Why budgets matter : budget policy and American politics /

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ippolito, Dennis S. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2015]
Edition:Revised and updated edition.
Subjects:
Budget > United States > History.
Budget > Political aspects > United States > History.
Table of Contents:
  • Perspectives on budget policy
  • The "small government" era (1789-1860)
  • Budgeting for government growth (1860-1915)
  • The transition to modern government (1915-1940)
  • War and defense budgets (1940-1970)
  • Social welfare budgets and deficits (1970-1990)
  • Reconciliation and balanced budgets (1990-2001)
  • Destabilizing budget policy (2001-).