{"product_id":"public-budgeting-in-the-united-steven-g-koven-9780878407521","title":"Public Budgeting in the United States: The Cultural and Ideological Setting","description":"\u003cp\u003eBudgeting has long been considered a rational process using neutral tools of financial management, but this outlook fails to consider the outside influences on leaders' behavior. Steven G. Koven shows that political culture (moralistic, traditionalistic, individualistic) and ideological orientations (liberal vs. conservative) are at least as important as financial tools in shaping budgets. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKoven examines budget formation at the national, state, and local levels to demonstrate the strong influence of attitudes about how public money should be generated and spent. In addition to statistical data, the book includes recent case studies: the 1997 budget agreement; Governor George W. Bush's use of the budget process to advance a conservative policy agenda in the state of Texas; and Mayor Marion Barry's abuses of power in Washington, D.C. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKoven demonstrates that administrative principles are at best an incomplete guide for public officials and that budgeters must learn to interpret signals from the political environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven G. Koven\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0878407529\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780878407521\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Georgetown University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/07\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.03h x 6.03w x 0.54d","brand":"Steven G. Koven","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47202199470335,"sku":"9780878407521","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0e34c56d-f3af-494f-8f71-5ee7a0840163.jpg?v=1756819912","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/public-budgeting-in-the-united-steven-g-koven-9780878407521","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}