Biennial budgeting debates in congress
1977-2000
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20201267 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert G Boatright (0000-0002-4770-393X, Swarthmore College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 275-308 |
| Publication date | 2003-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Public Budgeting Accounting & Financial Management (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1096-3367 • E-ISSN: 1945-1814 |
| Publisher | Emerald (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1108/jpbafm-15-02-2003-b006 |
| OpenAlex | W2772194969 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
Biennial budgeting and appropriations cycles have been a popular idea among many members of Congress for the past twenty years. Despite widespread bipartisan support for biennial budgeting in the 1980s, the first House vote on the subject, in 2000, resulted in a narrow defeat for biennial budgeting. This article analyzes the merits of biennial budgeting and the reasons for its defeat, arguing that during the 1990s biennial budgeting lost its sense of urgency because of the erasure of the federal deficit and became a more partisan issue than it previously had been
Library science · Political science · Agricultural Economics and Policy · Economic Theory and Institutions · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Public Administration
| Highly cited | No |
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