Understanding government budgets : a guide to practices in the public service / R. Mark Musell with Ryan Yeung

Revised edition of Understanding government budgets, 2009

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction -- The basics of budgets : cycles, coverage, status, and numbers -- The basics of budget structure -- Public employment in budgets -- Performance measures in budgets -- Capital spending in budgets -- Tax expenditures and tax expenditure budgets -- The federal budget : an example covering the national archives -- Small town U.S.A. : an example from avon, connecticut -- Performance in budgeting: an example from the state of Texas -- Budgeting in nonprofits: examples from labor, research, arts, and academia -- Notes -- Index