The public budgeting and finance primer : key concepts in fiscal choices

This book succinctly summarizes key theoretical concepts in fiscal choice of public budgeting and finance. It explains key concepts in fiscal choice ultimately from the perspective of a choice between politics and economics in completely stand-alone chapters for each concept. This primer succinctly summarises key theoretical concepts in fiscal choice for both practitioners and scholars. The author contends that fiscal choice is ultimately a choice of both politics and economics. The book first introduces budget institutions and processes at various levels of government, which restrict budget decision makers' discretion. It also explains budget decision makers' efforts to make rational resource allocations. It then shows how and why such efforts are stymied by the decision makers' capacity and institutional settings. The book's unique benefit is its emphasis on all the essential topics, with short, module-type chapters which can be read in any order Pt. I. Budget Process And Institutions. Executive Budgeting System -- Legislative Budgeting System -- Line-item Veto -- Balanced Budget Requirements -- Tax And Expenditure Limits -- Rights-based Budgeting -- Divided Vs. Unified Governments And Fiscal Choice -- Pt. Ii. Rational Approaches To Resource Allocation. Zero-based Budgeting -- Performance-based Budgeting -- Performance-based Budgeting: Challenges -- Cost-benefit Analysis: Measurements And Time Values -- Activity-based Costing -- Pt. Iii. Information Capacity And Budget Choice. Bounded Rationality And Budgetary Incrementalism -- Stable Interactions Among Budget Actors -- Disproportionate Information Processing -- Budget-maximizing Bureaucrats -- Pt. Iv. Public Choice And Taxation. Public Goods And Public Choice -- Taxation: Revenue Collection And Efficiency -- Taxation: Equity And Politics Of Taxation -- Measures Of Fiscal Capacity And Stress -- Pt. V. Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations. Intergovernmental Grants: Rationales And Types -- Intergovernmental Grants: Fiscal Impacts -- Pt. Vi. Macrobudgeting. Macroeconomic Theories: Classical, Keynesian, And New Approaches -- Macroeconomic Policies: Fiscal Policy, Monetary Policy, And New Policy Suggestions -- Congressional Macrobudgeting -- Mechanics Of Debt Management -- Pt. Vii. New Approaches To Budget And Finance. Emerging Topics. Jay Eungha Ryu. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 275-295) And Index. La Christiade, Ou Le Paradis Reconquis, Pour Servir De Suite Au Paradis Perdu De Milton. [par L'abba(c) J.-f. De Labaume-desdossat.]. Tome 3 Date De L'a(c)dition Originale: 1753 Ce Livre Est La Reproduction Fida]le D'une Oeuvre Publia(c)e Avant 1920 Et Fait Partie D'une Collection De Livres Ra(c)imprima(c)s A La Demande A(c)dita(c)e Par Hachette Livre, Dans Le Cadre D'un Partenariat Avec La Bibliotha]que Nationale De France, Offrant L'opportunita(c) D'acca(c)der A Des Ouvrages Anciens Et Souvent Rares Issus Des Fonds Patrimoniaux De La Bnf. Les Oeuvres Faisant Partie De Cette Collection Ont A(c)ta(c) Numa(c)risa(c)es Par La Bnf Et Sont Pra(c)sentes Sur Gallica, Sa Bibliotha]que Numa(c)rique. En Entreprenant De Redonner Vie A Ces Ouvrages Au Travers D'une Collection De Livres Ra(c)imprima(c)s A La Demande, Nous Leur Donnons La Possibilita(c) De Rencontrer Un Public A(c)largi Et Participons A La Transmission De Connaissances Et De Savoirs Parfois Difficilement Accessibles. Nous Avons Chercha(c) A Concilier La Reproduction Fida]le D'un Livre Ancien A Partir De Sa Version Numa(c)risa(c)e Avec Le Souci D'un Confort De Lecture Optimal. Nous Espa(c)rons Que Les Ouvrages De Cette Nouvelle Collection Vous Apporteront Entia]re Satisfaction. Pour Plus D'informations, Rendez-vous Sur Www.hachettebnf.fr