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Joachim Wehner - Legislatures and the Budget Process: The Myth of Fiscal Control - 9780230219724 - V9780230219724
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Legislatures and the Budget Process: The Myth of Fiscal Control

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Description for Legislatures and the Budget Process: The Myth of Fiscal Control Hardcover. What is the role of legislatures in the budget process? Do powerful assemblies give rise to pro-spending bias? This survey of legislative budgeting tackles these questions using cross-national data and case studies. It highlights the tension between legislative authority and prudent fiscal policy, exploring strategies for reconciliation. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 1HFMS; JPB; JPQB; KJMV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
What is the role of legislatures in the budget process? Do powerful assemblies give rise to pro-spending bias? This survey of legislative budgeting tackles these questions using cross-national data and case studies. It highlights the tension between legislative authority and prudent fiscal policy, exploring strategies for reconciliation.

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
Number of Pages
183
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230219724
SKU
V9780230219724
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
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99-15

About Joachim Wehner
JOACHIM WEHNER is Senior Lecturer in Public Policy in the Department of Government at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. His research is in the area of political economy, in particular public budgeting and fiscal policy. He has also consulted for the World Bank and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Reviews for Legislatures and the Budget Process: The Myth of Fiscal Control
'Given the importance of the topic, it is a surprise that there is so little truly comparative work on the role of legislatures in budgeting. This book admirably fills this gap in the literature. It combines quantitative approaches with careful case studies that delve into the causal mechanisms at work. We learn that the legislature's ability to amend the budget ... Read more

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