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100	1		_aRUBIN, Irene _932826
245	1	0	_aThe Great unraveling : _bfederal budgeting, 1998-2006
260			_aMalden, MA : _bBlackwell Publishers, _cJuly / August 2007
520	3		_aSince 1998, budgeting reforms at the federal level have unraveled extensively. The budget process has become ad hoc, fragmented, and opaque, balance has been elusive, and the failure to prioritize has become endemic. One cause was the mismatch between the budget process in 1998, which was designed to eliminate deficits, and the emerging budgetary surpluses of that time. A second contributing factor was the desire to reduce taxes while expenditures were increasing as a result of wars and natural disasters. The consequences of this great unraveling include the failure to fund Medicare and Social Security adequately when the opportunity was presented, as well as threats to constitutional and democratic governance. Renewed reform may require greater transparency and a willingness to embarrass elected officials with iconic stories
590			_aPublic administration review PAR
773	0	8	_tPublic Administration Review: PAR _g67, 4, p. 608-617 _dMalden, MA : Blackwell Publishers, July / August 2007 _xISSN 00333352 _w
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998			_a20071004 _b1504^b _cTiago
998			_a20090608 _b1630^b _cmayze
999			_aConvertido do Formato PHL _bPHL2MARC21 1.1 _c24674 _d24674
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