Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-174) and index.
Contents:
Introduction to the public budgeting forecast process -- The process and politics of generating budget forecast errors -- Inter-temporal variation, fiscal uncertainty and state-level long-term revenue budget forecasts errors -- Projecting expenditures : revenue uncertainty, public choices, political institutions, elections, and forecast errors -- Interpreting budget forecast errors : fiscal shirking, financial uncertainty, and public opinion -- The financial consequences of state-level budget forecast errors -- The electoral consequences of budget forecast errors -- Budget forecasting in the states : reforms, institutions, politics, and uncertainty.
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