The Great Unraveling
Federal Budgeting, 1998–2006
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10400360 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Irene S Rubin (Northern Illinois University, corresponding author), Irene Rubin |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 608-617 |
| Publication date | 2007-06-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Administration Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-3352 • E-ISSN: 1540-6210 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2007.00746.x |
| OpenAlex | W2040277114 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
Since 1998, budgeting reforms at the federal level have unraveled extensively. The budget process has become ad hoc, fragmented, and opaque, balance has been elusive, and the failure to prioritize has become endemic. One cause was the mismatch between the budget process in 1998, which was designed to eliminate deficits, and the emerging budgetary surpluses of that time. A second contributing factor was the desire to reduce taxes while expenditures were increasing as a result of wars and natural disasters. The consequences of this great unraveling include the failure to fund Medicare and Social Security adequately when the opportunity was presented, as well as threats to constitutional and democratic governance. Renewed reform may require greater transparency and a willingness to embarrass elected officials with iconic stories
Balance (ability · Budget process · Business · Corporate governance · Democracy · Democratic governance · Economic policy · Economics · Federal budget · Market economy · Political science · Politics · Public economics · Social security · Transparency (behavior · Finance · Fiscal Policies and Political Economy · Law · Local Government Finance and Decentralization
Policy windows, public opinion, and policy ideas
The Future of Public Administration in the U.S.
Navigating the Power of the Purse—Fiscal Irresponsibility, Process Failures, and the New Constitutional Stress Test
Municipal budget strategies and local economic growth
Real Reform or Change for Chumps
When the Feds Hand You a “Light Envelope”
Louis Fisher on Congress and the Budget
Tax Complexity, Tax Salience and Tax Politics
A human capital model of the defense-growth relationship
Does more (or even better) information lead to better budgeting? A new perspective
Measuring the Effects of Federal Budget Dysfunction
Jeopardizing the Rule of Law
Introduction to the Mini‐Symposium on the Federal Budget Process
Contestation and co-optation
What Not to Ask of Budget Processes
Budget Process Reform
The “Ball of Confusion” in Federal Budgeting
The Executive Budget in the Federal Government
| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |