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Prefacexv1THENATUREOFPUBLICBUDGETING
WhatIsPublicBudgeting?
WhatAreBudgetsExpectedtoDo?
SettingGoalsandPriorities
LinkingGoalstoActions
MangagingtheEconomy
PromotingAccountability
controllingtheUseofPoblicResources
PromotingEfficiencyandEffecitiveness
socialPlanningandReform
KeepingtheProcessmanageable
TheoriesofPublicbudgeting
Incrementalism
RationalDecisionMaking
PoliticalInfluence
EconomicsshapesBudgets
ProceduresShapeBudgets
BgdgetStrategies
Cultivatingclientelesupport
GainingtheTrustofOthers
DocumentingaNeed
LookingforSympatheticdecisionMakers
CopingwithPainfrlActions
The"CamELSNose"
MakingtheProgramAppearSelf-Supporting
CapitalizingtheRiskofFuture
CopingwithComplexityandConflict
Incrmentalism
FairShares
SepartatePools
divisionof Labor
AvoidingProgrammaticDecisions
ConcludingThoughts
2GOVEERMENTREVENUES,SPENDINGANDBORROWING:ABRIEFOVERVIEW
3THEBUDGETCYCLE:ABRIEFINTRODUCTION
4BUDGETPREPARATION
5TECHNIQUESOFBUDGETARYANSLYSIS
6BUDGETADOPTION
7BUDGETEXECUTION
8FINANCIALMANAGEMENT
9THEECONOMYANDTHEBUDGET
10INTERGOVERMENTALASPECTSOFPUBLICBUDGETING
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Index
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FromthebeginningsoftheAmericanpoliticalsystem,leadershaverecognizedtheimportanceofpublicbudgeting.TwoofthecomplaintsmadeagainstEnglandintheDeclarationofIndependenceinvolvedgovernmentfinances,andmanyoftheprovisionsoftheU.S.Constitutiondealwithgovernmentrevenuesorspendinginsomefashion.Publicbudgetshavechangedconsiderablyovertheyears,however.Changeshaveincludedtheamountsofmoneyraisedandspent,theformatsofpublicbudgets,andtheprocessesusedtomakebudgetarydeci?sions.Thischapterwillprovideabriefoverviewofgovernmentrevenues,spend?ing,andborrowingintheUnitedStatesandexploretheimplicationsofchangesingovernmentfinancesforpublicbudgeting.Laterchapterswilldiscusschang?ingbudgetformatsandprocesses.Inexploringinformationongovernmentrevenuesandspending,bearinmindthatdifferentinformationsourcesarenotalwaysfullycomparable.seeminglyminordifferencesindefinitions(e.g.,ismoneyconsidered"spent"whenacommitmenttopurchasesomethingismadeorwhentheitemisactuallypaidfor?)orcoverage(areallrevenuesincluded,orareonlyrevenuesraisedbythegovernmentonitsownincluded?)canleadtolargedifferencesinapparentlev?elsofgovernmentrevenuesorspending.
Someofthemostcommondifferencesinmeasuresofrevenuesandspendingdeservemention.Ifwecomparetotalrevenueswith.own-sourcerevenues(e.g.,revenuesthatagovernmentraisesonitsownratherthanbeinggiventhefundsbyanotherlevelofgovernment),stateandespeciallylocalgovernmentsintheUnitedStatesappearconsiderablylargerandmoreexpensiveintermsoftotalrevenues.Ifwecomparetotalexpenditureswithdirectexpenditures(e.g.,pur?chasesofgoodsandservicesanddirectpaymentstoindividualsbutexcludinggrantsgiventoanotherlevelofgovernment),nationalandstategovernmentsintheUnitedStatesappearsmallerandlesscostlywhenmeasuredbydirectexpen?ditures.Generalrevenuesandexpenditures(whichexcludesometrustfunds,suchaspensionprograms)aregenerallylowerthantotalrevenuesandexpenditures.In1996,localgovernmentsintheUnitedStateshad$804billionintotalrev?enuesbutonly$439billioningeneral,own-sourcerevenues(StatisticalAbstract,1999:311).Anydiscussionofbudgetaryissuesmustbeclearregardingwhatsortsofbudgetarynumbersareused,orconsiderableconfusionmayresult.