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Public Budgeting Systems, Eighth Edition

Author(s): Robert D. Lee Jr., PhD, Penn State University, Pennsylvania
Ronald W. Johnson, PhD, Research Triangle Institute
Philip G. Joyce, PhD, The George Washington University, Washington, Washington D.C.
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  • ISBN-13: 9780763746681
  • ISBN-10:0763746681
  • Hardcover    757 pages      © 2008
Price: International Sales $135.95 US List
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A complete and balanced reference, Public Budgeting Systems, Eighth Edition surveys the current state of budgeting throughout all levels of the United States government. The text emphasizes methods by which financial decisions are reached within a system as well as ways in which different types of information are used in budgetary decision-making. It also stresses the use of program information, since, for decades, budget reforms have sought to introduce greater program considerations into financial decisions.

This updated text includes:

  • More cases studies and practical information
  • Figures and charts to make the information more accessible
  • PowerPoint slides for professors

Using this text, students will gain a first-rate understanding of methods by which financial decisions are reached within a system, and how different types of information are used in budgetary decision-making.

 

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ShowTable of Contents

Chapter  1  Introduction
Chapter  2  The Public Sector in Perspective
Chapter  3  Budget Cycles
Chapter  4  Budgeting for Revenues: Income Taxes, Payroll Taxes, and Property Taxes
Chapter  5  Budgeting for Revenues: Transaction- Based Revenue Sources
Chapter  6  Budget Preparation: The Expenditure Side
Chapter  7  Budget Preparation: The Decision Process
Chapter  8  Budget Approval: The Role of the Legislature
Chapter  9  Budget Approval: The U.S. Congress
Chapter  10  Budget Execution
Chapter  11  Financial Management: Accounting, Reporting, and Auditing
Chapter  12  Capital Assets: Planning and Budgeting, Analysis, and Management
Chapter  13  Capital Finance and Debt Management
Chapter  14  Intergovernmental Relations
Chapter  15  Government, the Economy, and Economic Development
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Robert D. Lee Jr., PhD-Penn State University, Pennsylvania

Robert D. Lee, Jr. earned his Ph.D. at the Maxwell School, Syracuse University. He has been involved with state and local government budgeting since 1968, when he was part of a team that redesigned the Pennsylvania State government budgeting system. He currently is associate director of the School of Hotel, Restaurant, and Recreation Management at The Pennsylvania State University.

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Ronald W. Johnson, PhD-Research Triangle Institute

Ronald W. Johnson earned his Ph.D. at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He was on the Public Administration and Political Science faculties at The Pennsylvania State University from 1970 through 1977, and has been at the Research Triangle Institute since 1977. He directs programs in international development including public finance, health, education, and information technology and U.S. education research. He currently is Vice President, Education and International Development at the Research Triangle Institute.

Philip G. Joyce, PhD-The George Washington University, Washington, Washington D.C.

Philip G. Joyce is Professor of Public Policy and Public Administration at The George Washington University. He received his Ph.D. from the Maxwell School, Syracuse University. His teaching and research interests include public budgeting (particularly state and federal budgeting), public finance, and intergovernmental relations. He has 12 years of public sector work experience, including 5 years at the Illinois Bureau of the Budget and 5 years at the U.S. Congressional Budget Office.

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  • Praise for the Eighth Edition:

    "Public Budgeting Systems has established itself as the best textbook for courses in public budgeting and finance. It is at the same time thorough, efficient, and comprehensible."

    —Daniel L. Smith, Ph.D. Candidate & Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Public Administration and Policy, University of Georgia

  • Praise for the Seventh Edition:

    “This is the best and most comprehensive book on public budgeting and finance ever written. I can’t imagine teaching the class without this book as the core text.”

    —Jeffrey D. Greene, Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Montana

  • Praise for the Sixth Edition:

    "Lee and Johnson do an excellent job in providing a comprehensive and well organized view of the budgeting process in the United States. Public Budgeting Systems remains an invaluable source of information on government budgeting."

    —Carol Ebdon, Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration, University of Nebraska at Omaha

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