A topical issue but hardly a new one, the concern for balancing the federal budget has been a perennial source of conflict in American political life. In Balanced Budgets and American Politics, James Savage explores the causes and development of the nation's preoccupation with this issue. Savage argues that the American fascination with the idea of balancing the federal budget is deeply rooted and reflects more than a contemporary concern about interest rates, inflation, or even the outcome of recent budget battles. His analysis demonstrates the considerable influence that the principle budget balancing has had on politics and public policy from 1690 through Ronald Reagan's first term as president.
- ISBN10 1501746227
- ISBN13 9781501746222
- Publish Date 15 May 2019
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Cornell University Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 368
- Language English