Government budgeting
"Why has the philosophy of government budgeting shifted from programmatic expansion during much of the post-World War II period to one of contraction and "cutbacks- today? "Why are federal liabilities connected to "structural reform" in the preparation of today's budgets? "How do these factors set the context for the budgetary challenges confronting the agency for whom you work—or plan to work for in the future? “Identify the practical political problems that budget officials encounter in preparing their budgets.