Explains the government budgeting process in detail. After an overview of the budgetary process, Part II covers macrobudgetary constraints and goals such as credit markets and budget balancing.
Part III covers taxation in budgeting, and Part IV examines challenges associated with government accounting. Part V is on how institutions budget; Part VI covers politics, management, and
analysis in budgeting; and Part VII deals with the problem of how to budget when time is a significant variable. A final chapter discusses the future of government budgeting. Meyers is
associate professor of political science at the University of Maryland-Baltimore. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
