The Congressional Budget Office : honest numbers, power, and policymaking /
Created in 1974, the U.S. Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has become one of the most influential forces in national policymaking. A critical component of our system of checks and balances, the CBO has given Congress the analytical capacity to challenge the president on budget issues while it prote...
| Основен автор: | Joyce, Philip G., 1956- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Washington, D.C. :
Georgetown University Press,
℗♭2011.
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| Серия: |
American governance and public policy.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=463159 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Congressional Budget Office. |
| Резюме: |
Created in 1974, the U.S. Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has become one of the most influential forces in national policymaking. A critical component of our system of checks and balances, the CBO has given Congress the analytical capacity to challenge the president on budget issues while it protects the public interest, providing honest numbers about Congress's own budget proposals. The book discusses the CBO's role in larger budget policy and the more narrow "scoring" of individual legislation, such as its role in the 2009--2010 Obama health care reform. It also describes how the first ... |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xiv, 250 pages). |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781589017580 1589017587 |