Public Budgeting Systems - Softcover

Lee Jr., Robert D.; Johnson, Ronald W.; Joyce, Philip G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1284198987 ISBN 13: 9781284198980

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2020

Synopsis

Public Budgeting Systems, Tenth Edition is the most comprehensive and balanced treatment of the current state of budgeting throughout all levels of the United States government. Current and prospective public managers often succeed or fail in their careers based in large part on whether they are intelligent consumers of financial data and have an adequate understanding of the budget process. By providing a detailed overview of all budgeting and financial management, the book enables students to gain an appropriate understanding of a complex topic. Updated data, references and more timely examples throughout An expansive discussion of the COVID-19 recession, and a special appendix discussing the fiscal effects of the pandemic Up to date information on tax revenues, including the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, sales taxes on online purchases, cannabis sales, and legalization of sports betting in some states Significantly revised chapter on the Congressional budget process Recent developments in information technology security, including both security breaches and new cybersecurity protocols Each new print copy includes Navigate 2 eBook Access to read your digital textbook online or offline, on computers, tablets, and mobile devices. Upper level undergraduate and graduate courses in public budgeting and financial management in Public Policy, Public Affairs, Public Management, and Public Administration programs. © 2021 | 575 pages

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About the Authors

Robert D. Lee, Jr., PhD, is Professor Emeritus from Penn State University, where he taught courses in public budgeting and public personnel management for 37 years.' He was the 2004 recipient of the Aaron Wildavsky Award, which honors lifetime scholarship on public budgeting and financial management.'

Ronald W. Johnson, PhD retired in 2014 after a forty (40) year career with RTI International. He led RTI’s International Development Group, first as vice president, then executive vice president. He is an expert in local government, municipal service delivery, decentralization, urban infrastructure financing, and post-conflict governance. He also taught public budgeting and public policy during seven years on the faculties of the Institute of Public Administration and the Political Science Department at Penn State University prior to moving to RTI International.

Philip G. Joyce is Senior Associate Dean and Professor of Public Policy at the University of Maryland.' He has extensive experience in budget at both the state and national levels, having worked both for the Illinois Bureau of the Budget and the Congressional Budget Office.' He was the 2012 recipient of the Aaron Wildavsky Award.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1284198987
• ISBN 13: 9781284198980
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 575