Rules and Restraint: Government Spending and the Design of Institutions

by David M. Primo

Book Overview

Government spending has increased dramatically in the United States since World War II despite the many rules intended to rein in the insatiable appetite for tax revenue most politicians seem to share. Drawing on examples from the federal and state governments, Rules and Restraint explains in lucid, nontechnical prose why these budget rules tend to fail, and proposes original alternatives for imposing much-needed fiscal discipline on our legislators...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226682609
• ISBN13: 9780226682600
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 8.9"