In this comprehensive reference, Roy T. Meyers provides aninvaluable tool for anyone who wants to learn how the governmentbudgeting process works, where it doesn’t work, and how it can beimproved. Filled with insights and wisdom from thirty-sixcontributors, this book presents an encyclopedic account ofbudgeting innovations today. Seven sections and twenty-ninechapters cover everything from current basic processes to theuncertain future of budgeting. Handbook of GovernmentBudgeting is the definitive resource for anyone interested inthe ways governments acquire and spAnd money. Nationally and internationally respected experts such as BobBland, Naomi Caiden, James Chan, Philip Cooper, Larry Jones, A.Premchand, Irene Rubin, and Barry White offer the reader a fullspectrum of information and ideas gleaned from a broad base ofpractice and research. The contributors are authorities in thefields of political science, economics, accounting, and management.They include executives, managers, analysts, consultants, andacademics who have studied or worked with governments. The combinedwisdom of these experts ensures the most concise, complete, andthought-provoking compilation concerning government budgetingtoday. Each section of the Handbook of Government Budgetingpresents multiple chapters offering different perspectives onbudgetary subjects. Topics include: an overview of governmentbudgeting; credit markets, the economy, and budget balancing;taxation in budgeting; the informational foundations of budgeting;budgeting by institutions; politics, management, and analysis inbudgeting; and budgeting over time for large amounts. Thiscomprehensive volume will prove a priceless tool to governmentprofessionals as well as professors of budgeting courses. Budgetingstudents and practitioners will find up-to-date information on thelatest budget issues and politics in governments across federal,state, and local levels. The teaching supplement is available directly from theauthor. Interested parties should e-mail him at [email protected].
Book Details:
- Author: Roy T. Meyers
- ISBN: 9780470365748
- Year Published: 1999
- Pages: 766
- BISAC: BUS074000, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS/Nonprofit Organizations & Charities
About the Book and Topic:
In this comprehensive reference, Roy T. Meyers provides aninvaluable tool for anyone who wants to learn how the governmentbudgeting process works, where it doesn’t work, and how it can beimproved. Filled with insights and wisdom from thirty-sixcontributors, this book presents an encyclopedic account ofbudgeting innovations today. Seven sections and twenty-ninechapters cover everything from current basic processes to theuncertain future of budgeting. Handbook of GovernmentBudgeting is the definitive resource for anyone interested inthe ways governments acquire and spAnd money. Nationally and internationally respected experts such as BobBland, Naomi Caiden, James Chan, Philip Cooper, Larry Jones, A.Premchand, Irene Rubin, and Barry White offer the reader a fullspectrum of information and ideas gleaned from a broad base ofpractice and research. The contributors are authorities in thefields of political science, economics, accounting, and management.They include executives, managers, analysts, consultants, andacademics who have studied or worked with governments. The combinedwisdom of these experts ensures the most concise, complete, andthought-provoking compilation concerning government budgetingtoday. Each section of the Handbook of Government Budgetingpresents multiple chapters offering different perspectives onbudgetary subjects. Topics include: an overview of governmentbudgeting; credit markets, the economy, and budget balancing;taxation in budgeting; the informational foundations of budgeting;budgeting by institutions; politics, management, and analysis inbudgeting; and budgeting over time for large amounts. Thiscomprehensive volume will prove a priceless tool to governmentprofessionals as well as professors of budgeting courses. Budgetingstudents and practitioners will find up-to-date information on thelatest budget issues and politics in governments across federal,state, and local levels. The teaching supplement is available directly from theauthor. Interested parties should e-mail him at [email protected].
About the Author
ROY T. MEYERS is associate professor of political science at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He is the author of numerous reports and articles on budgetary topics, and a lecturer and consultant. His book Strategic Budgeting was the cowinner of the 1996 Louis Brownlow Award from the National Academy of Public Administration.