Studies prepared for the U.S. Congress by the Congressional Research Service (CRS), Library of Congress.

Studies prepared for the U.S. Congress by the Congressional Research Service (CRS), Library of Congress.

The Handbook is organized around two major themes: the budget process and budgeting fundamentals. Each chapter is a bibliographical treatise providing an in-depth overview of a major subfield of the disciple. The first section of the volume, on the budget process, presents background theories, histo

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