Legislatures and the budget process: the myth of fiscal control

"From an institutional perspective, the book carries out comparative analysis of the power of the purse. It explores cross-national differences, their determinants and their impact on fiscal policy. The empirical analysis is based on a dataset of legislative budgeting in all 30 OECD countries,...

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Main Author: Wehner, Joachim 1974- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Basingstoke, Hampshire Palgrave Macmillan 2010
Edition:1. publ.
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"From an institutional perspective, the book carries out comparative analysis of the power of the purse. It explores cross-national differences, their determinants and their impact on fiscal policy. The empirical analysis is based on a dataset of legislative budgeting in all 30 OECD countries, a broader 80-country dataset, and case study evidence"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Perspectives on legislative budgeting -- Institutional foundations of legislative control -- Assessing the of the power of the purse -- Explaining cross-national patterns -- Legislative institutions and fiscal policy outcomes -- The promise of top-down budgeting -- Beyond the myth of fiscal control
Physical Description:X, 183 S. graph. Darst.
ISBN:9780230219724
0230219721

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