Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Presidential Budgeting (1789-1921) 9
6. 2. Presidential Budgeting (1921-1975 ) 36
7. 3. Lump-Sum Appropriations 59
8. 4. Reprogramming of Funds 75
9. 5. Transfers Between Accounts 99
10. 6. Timing of Obligations 123
11. 7. Impoundment: Politics and the Law 147
12. 8. Impoundment: The Nixon Legacy 175
13. 9. Covert Financing 202
14. 10. Executive Commitments 229
15. Conclusion 257
16. References 267
17. Table of Cases 333
18. Index 337