Governors, legislatures, and budgets : diversity across the American states
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Governors, legislatures, and budgets : diversity across the American states
（Contributions in political science, no. 265）
Greenwood Press, c1991
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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How does gubernatorial and legislative influence over state spending vary across the American states? This is the question that Governors, Legislators, and Budgets sets out to answer. Clynch and Lauth offer case studies from all areas of the country. Demographically, they range from very rural to heavily urban. They also show a wide diversity in their center of power. Some have their power strongly resting with the governor. Other states show domination by the legislature, and still others paint a picture of evenly dispersed power.
This volume provides the contextual richness needed to understand the executive-legislative interaction which occurs during the recurring budgeting process. Chapters two to four focus on strong executive states with gubernatorial domination, approaching the executive centered process envisioned by reformers. The next four chapters concentrate on a variety of states in which the legislature retains the ability to effectively challenge the executive. The remaining chapters examine states with legislative influence and those with unusual arrangements. A closing essay by Clynch and Lauth completes the volume.
Table of Contents
Budgeting in the American States: Important Questions about an Important Activity by Edward J. Clynch and Thomas P. Lauth California: Changing Demographics and Executive Dominance by Jerry L. McCaffery Illinois: Executive Reform and Fiscal Condition by Irene S. Rubin, Jack King, Steven C. Wagner, and Ellen M. Dran Ohio: Impact of Economic and Political Conditions by Susan A. MacManus Connecticut: Prosperity, Frugality, and Stability by Carol W. Lewis Georgia: Shared Power and Fiscal Conservatives by Thomas P. Lauth Idaho: Process and Politics in Gem State Budgeting by H. Sydney Duncombe and Richard Kinney Minnesota: Searching for Stability by James E. Jernberg Kentucky: Transitions, Adjustments, and Innovations by Merl M. Hackbart Florida: Miles to Go and Promises to Keep by Gloria A. Grizzle Utah: Legislative Budgeting in an Executive Budget State by F. Ted Hebert Texas: Legislative Budgeting in a Post-Oil-Boom Economy by Glen Hahn Cope Mississippi: Does the Governor Really Count? by Edward J. Clynch South Carolina: The Demise of Legislative Dominance? by Marcia Lynn Whicker Conclusion: Budgeting in the American States--Conflict and Diversity by Edward J. Clynch and Thomas P. Lauth Notes Selected Bibliography Index
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