Authors: Robert W. Smith, Thomas D. Lynch
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
As required reading for the University of Richmond Public Budgeting and Finance course,
Spring 2006, this small book is one that I will probably use for reference material even after the class.The