Congressional Quarterly's Desk Reference on the Federal Budget - Hardcover

Wetterau, Bruce

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1568023782 ISBN 13: 9781568023786

Publisher: Cq Pr, 1998

Synopsis

Bruce Wetterau answers hundreds of frequently asked questions about taxes and spending. The book's handy question-and-answer format, many cross-references, thorough bibliography, and detailed index place a wealth of budget-related facts at the reader's disposal.

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Written for the general reader, this reference item is the second in Congressional Quarterly's desk reference series, following CQ's Desk Reference on American Government [RBB Jl 95]. It is timely, with 1997 budget information, and yet has historical perspective on the last half of this century.

Information is presented in question-and-answer format and arranged in general chapters. It covers the economy, taxes, the budget and its process, history, and government's involvement in banking. Questions are varied: "Why do I have to pay taxes?" "Where can I find information on the current year's budget?" "When did the federal government post its first deficit?" and "What happens when the dollar is devalued?" The chapter "Budget Timeline--Highlights from the Past 65 Years" gives insight into presidential administrations from FDR to Clinton. Liberal cross-references, question number guides at the bottom of each page, a bibliography, and an index are all useful for locating specific facts, definitions, figures, or concepts.

Recommended for secondary-school, academic, and public libraries, this book will be useful for answering questions on the economy and the federal budget. Its accessible style helps make the incomprehensible and complicated more coherent.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cq Pr
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1568023782
• ISBN 13: 9781568023786
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 344