INDEX

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. PREFACE VII
3. CONTENTS IX
4. I .THE GROWTH OF EXPENDITURE 1
5. II. MAKING THE NATIONAL BUDGET 11
6. III.CONSTITUTIONAL AGENCIES OF BUDGET CONTROL 22
7. IV. THEORY AND PRACTICE IN THE UNITED STATES 33
8. V. SOME COMPARISONS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES 46
9. VI. EVOLUTION OF THE AMERICAN SYSTEM 60
10. VII. POLITICAL CONDITIONS AND TENDENCIES 75
11. APPENDIX A ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURES 121
12. APPENDIX B BUDGET PROCEDURE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 127
13. APPENDIX C POST-OFFICE APPROPRIATIONS 134
14. APPENDIX D EXECUTIVE ESTIMATES AND CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRIATIONS 136
15. INDEX 145