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The price of American foreign policy : Congress, the executive, and international affairs funding

Author: William I Bacchus
Publisher: University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©1997.
Edition/Format:   Book : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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In this first in-depth study of the process by which U.S. foreign policy is funded, William Bacchus draws on more than twenty years' experience in government to analyze the uneasy interplay between the executive and legislative branches as decisions about priorities and policies are made. He begins by examining historical trends in foreign affairs budgeting, then shows how budget proposals are originated in the  Read more...
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Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Bacchus, William I., 1940-
Price of American foreign policy.
University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, c1997
(OCoLC)622233921
Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: William I Bacchus
ISBN: 0271016922 9780271016924 0271016930 9780271016931
OCLC Number: 36008526
Description: xiii, 343 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: 1. Foreign Affairs Funding Trends and the Evolving Budgetary Process --
2. Impediments to Coherent Foreign Affairs Budgeting A Fractured Structure --
3. How Things Work Today: Beyond the Budget --
4. Congressional Foreign Affairs Funding: plus Ca Change ... --
5. Authorizers and Appropriators: High Priests, Cardinals, and the Rituals of Congress --
6. Congressional Activism: Presidential Power vs. the Power of the Purse --
7. Myths in Executive-Congressional Relations --
8. Train Wrecks Happen: Continuity and Change, 1995 --
9. Where De We Go from Here? Fixes --
10. The Uneasy Partnership/Rivalry Continues --
App. A. General Abbreviations and Acronyms --
App. B. Appendix Tables.
Responsibility: William I. Bacchus.

Abstract:

In this first in-depth study of the process by which U.S. foreign policy is funded, William Bacchus draws on more than twenty years' experience in government to analyze the uneasy interplay between the executive and legislative branches as decisions about priorities and policies are made. He begins by examining historical trends in foreign affairs budgeting, then shows how budget proposals are originated in the Executive branch and how they are affected by the complexities of congressional appropriation and authorization, and concludes with a look at "myths" about budgeting and suggestions for improving the system.

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