Legislatures and the budget process : the myth of fiscal control /
Wehner, Joachim.
New York : Palgrave Macmillan,
c2010.
"From an institutional perspective, the book carries out comparative analysis of the power of the purse. It explores cross-national differences, their determinants and their impact on fiscal policy. The empirical analysis is based on a dataset of legislative budgeting in all 30 OECD countries, a broader 80-country dataset, and case study evidence"--
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Perspectives on legislative budgeting -- Institutional foundations of legislative control -- Assessing the of the power of the purse -- Explaining cross-national patterns -- Legislative institutions and fiscal policy outcomes -- The promise of top-down budgeting -- Beyond the myth of fiscal control.
"From an institutional perspective, the book carries out comparative analysis of the power of the purse. It explores cross-national differences, their determinants and their impact on fiscal policy. The empirical analysis is based on a dataset of legislative budgeting in all 30 OECD countries, a broader 80-country dataset, and case study evidence"--
Budget
Fiscal policy
Legislative bodies