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Budgeting 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. This title shows that political culture and ideological orientations are at least as important as financial tools in shaping budgets.

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1. Introduction 2. American National and Subnational Cultural Perspective 3. Historical Antecedents of American Culture and Political Ideology 4. Case Studies: Cultural and Ideological Influences on Budgeting: 1997 Tax Reform/Budgeting in Texas/Washington, D.C. 5. Linkages among Culture, Ideology, and Budget Outputs 6. Conclusions

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      Publisher: Georgetown University Press
      Publication Date: 07/09/1999
      ISBN13: 9780878407521, 978-0878407521
      ISBN10: 0878407529

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Budgeting 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. This title shows that political culture and ideological orientations are at least as important as financial tools in shaping budgets.

      Table of Contents
      1. Introduction 2. American National and Subnational Cultural Perspective 3. Historical Antecedents of American Culture and Political Ideology 4. Case Studies: Cultural and Ideological Influences on Budgeting: 1997 Tax Reform/Budgeting in Texas/Washington, D.C. 5. Linkages among Culture, Ideology, and Budget Outputs 6. Conclusions

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