"Handbook of Government Budgeting not only covers traditionalground but the cutting edge of contemporary budget issues. For theinstructor, this book provides a valuable new source of analysis ofboth familiar issues and newer areas that are of increasingimportance. For the practitioner, the book provides an excellentsource of authoritative information across a wide range ofspecialties. Roy Meyers has included authors who have ... Read morebeen pioneersin the development of new budgetary techniques, and whose work isnormally available only to insiders." (David G. Mathiasen, formersenior executive, White House Office of Management and Budget andthe U.S. General Accounting Office) "Handbook of Government Budgeting represents a well-thought-outdesign which will support most standard textbooks in the field. Itfeatures well-written works by many of today's best budgetthinkers: individuals who are at the cutting edge of many budgetingareas. This stimulating book will be of great value to bothundergraduate and graduate budgeting courses and to practitionerswho have an interest in current budgetary thinking. ProfessorMeyer's contribution should serve our field well for a number ofyears." (Richard E. Zody, professor, Department of Urban Affairsand Planning, and director, Institute for Public Management,Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University) "This is a fine text for guiding novitiates and seasoned budgetersalike through the vast variety of disciplines that make up theworld of budget and finance. The book strikes an effective balancebetween essential technical processes and the political realitiesembedded in spAnding the public's money." (Karen A. Stanford,executive director, Florida Commission on Government Accountabilityto the People) Show Less