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Budgeting is a central activity in state government, and annual or biennial appropriations are the most important recurring decisions made by state legislatures. Gubernatorial recommendations reflect state agency program needs and portray the policy priorities of the chief executive. Legislative appropriations determine which agency programs, gubernatorial policy initiatives and legislative constituencies receive financial support. Budget execution decisions by state agencies determine how the policy decisions of the governor and legislature are actually implemented. In short, state budgeting determines how much money will be available for state spending, which policies will be initiated and implemented, and whose social and political values will prevail in state governance.
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Budgeting in the States: Institutions, Processes, and Policies--Edward J. Clynch and Thomas P. Lauth
California: Revenue Scarcity, Incremental Solutions, the Rise of Citizen Initiatives and the Decline of Trust."--Jerry L. McCaffrey
Georgia: Shared Power and Fiscal Conservatism--Thomas P. Lauth
New York: The Growth, Waning, and Resurgence of Executive Power--Dall W. Forsythe and Donald J. Boyd
Connecticut: Public Scarcity and Private Wealth--Carol W. Lewis
Illinois: Constitutional Versus Negotiated Powers--Douglas R. Snow and Irene S. Rubin
Oregon: The Influence of Direct Democracy on Budget Outcomes--Bill Simonsen
Florida: Ebb and Flow in Executive-Legislative Relations--Robert B. Bradley
Kentucky: The Executive/Legislative Budget Role Transition Continues--Merl M. Hackbart and James R. Ramsey
Nevada: Budgeting at The CrossroadsPaula D. Yeary
South Carolina: Executive Budgeting Brings A Stronger Gubernatorial Voice to the Table--Cole Blease Graham, Jr.
Virginia: Expenditure Increases, Tax Cuts, and Budget Deficits--James K. Conant
Wisconsin: Institutions, Processes, and Policies--James K. Conant
Mississippi: Changing Gubernatorial-Legislative Dynamics in Budget Decision Making.--Edward J. Clynch
Texas: The Use of Performance Data in Budgeting and Management--Robert L. Bland and Wes Clarke
Utah: "Economics, Political Culture, and Priority Setting"--James J. Gosling
Budgeting in the States: Innovations and Implications--Edward J. Clynch, Thomas P. Lauth, Barbara A. Patrick
About the author
Edward J. Clynch is Professor and Graduate Coordinator for the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at Mississippi State University. His research interests include public administration education and state budgeting. He has published numerous articles on these topics in professional journals. He is the co-editor of
Governors, Legislatures, and Budgets: Diversity Across the American States.
Thomas P. Lauth is Dean of the School of Public and International Affairs at The University of Georgia. His articles on state budgeting have appeared in several academic journals. He is the co-author of
Compromised Compliance: Implementation of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, co-author of
The Politics of State and City Administration, and co-editor of
Governors, Legislatures, and Budgets: Diversity Across the American States.
