The most comprehensive and accurate treatment of the public budgeting process on the market, this book offers a thorough treatment of the entire subject, with an emphasis on state budgets. Public Budgeting in America, 5/E is user-friendly, with a no-nonsense approach that offers readers a solid theoretical treatment of key constructs that underlie public budgeting in America.   It includes case scenarios, practical examples, and instructional exhibits of working budget documents and analysis, as well as supporting data to demonstrate key concepts. Topics include: budget formats and preparation; modern budgeting; budget behavior; applied analysis; processing; operating budgets and accounting; capital budgeting and debt administration; revenue systems; and internal service functions.   For individuals employed in the fields of public budgeting, financial management, and public finance.

Public budgeting in America

Thomas D. Lynch

PRENTICE/HALL

The Sixth Edition of Public Budgeting in America explains budgetary theory and practice, with a linkage to financial management, at all levels of government in the U.S. It is designed as a primary text for students in public administration and policy, and also serves as an invaluable reference for scholars, practitioners and other readers interested in public budgeting and financial management. Each chapter begins with a budgeting scenario and an introduction of major topics, followed by detailed discussion of each topic, and concludes with a revisit of the opening scenario, a list of review questions, additional case exercises, and references, all of which are integral to the book. Readers are encouraged to apply what they learn in each chapter, analyze the cases, answer the review questions, and expand their research based on the references provided at the end of each chapter. New to This Edition In response to recent budgetary developments, the Sixth Edition has been extensively revised, with all-new coverage on: ▪ Changes in monetary and fiscal policies in the twenty-first century (Chapter 2); ▪ Recent performance management initiatives (Chapter 3); ▪ Federal budget deficits and policy changes under the Bush and Obama administrations (Chapter 3); ▪ government revenue and expenditure forecasting (Chapter 5); ▪ Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports (Chapter 7) -- completely rewritten in accordance with GASB changes; ▪ Social Impact Bonds, a new type of debt instrument with an unusual approach to paying off bonds (Chapter 8); ▪ Challenges faced by government in funding public employee pensions (Chapter 10).

PUBLIC BUDGETING IN AMERICA

Jinping Sun

Robert W. Smith

Melvin & Leigh, Publishers

This concise, affordable textbook is written for current and future practitioners and is an important resource for managers and students in public policy, public administration, and nonprofit management. It embraces the significance of self-control, critical thinking, moral leadership, and values as essential knowledge to more fully understanding ethics in the public and nonprofit sectors. "Ethics and Professionalism in the Public Service is a valuable new resource for students and practitioners at all levels of government. It examines ethics using a sound theoretical base coupled with practical applications that those in the professions will find very useful. (Peter L. Cruise, Executive Director, The LeRoy Collins Public Ethics Academy, Florida Atlantic University)

Ethics and Professionalism in the Public Service

Cynthia E. Lynch

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Public budgeting in America

PUBLIC BUDGETING IN AMERICA

Ethics and Professionalism in the Public Service