The Politics of the Budgetary Process

Aaron Wildavsky action activities Administration agency agency's Allen Schick amount analysis Appropriations Committee areas balanced budget base benefits budget authority Budget Bureau Budget Committee budget officer budget process Budget Resolution budgetary process calculation clientele Congress Congressional Budget Congressional Budget Office continuing resolution costs decisions defense deficit Department desirable difficult economic effect estimates favor Federal Budget federal government fiscal policy funds goals grams hearings House House Appropriations Committee House Budget Committee Ibid impoundment increase incremental interest Jimmy Carter John Rooney legislation loan major Management ment million mittee objectives obligation officials outlays participants President problem procedure program budgeting projects proposed purposes question receipts reform Representative requests rescission response result Richard Fenno role Rooney Senate Service specific spending limits staff statement strategies subcommittee theory tion tive vote