Ideological budgeting : the influence of political philosophy on public policy / Steven G. Koven.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Koven, Steven G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Budget--Political aspects--United States.

Budget.

Right and left (Political science).

Budget--Political aspects.

United States.

Physical Description:

viii, 193 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Praeger, 1988.

Summary:

Koven examines how political philosophy shapes public policy, emphasizing the influence of ideology on budgeting in the public sector. That political beliefs greatly affect the type of policy implemented appears obvious, as would the benefit of rational--not ideological--policymaking. Yet, the question of whether policy is developed by politically biased appointees or by neutral administrators is not so easily answered. Koven asserts that government policy determined by philosophical factors directly contradicts the view that public policy should be developed by policy experts via rational analysis. He concludes that through the recognition and control of confounding influences, objective policy can--and should--be formulated.

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages 179-185.

ISBN:

0275929469

OCLC:

17385236