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100 1 _aCLYNCH, Edward J.
_940596
245 1 0 _aGetting along with less in mississippi :
_ballocating the cuts
260 _aNew York :
_bMarcel Dekker,
_c1988
520 3 _aIn 1986, Mississippi Budget decision makers encountered dropping revenues and public opinion demanding that the state keep its commitments to educational reform. This article examines and assesses the Mississippi Legislature's effort to avoid across the board cuts by replacing its standard budget decision-making practice of bottom driven marginal adjustments with prioritized cuts. The Mississippi House developed “hit lists” of targeted items, But few listed items were adopted. However, appropriations were reduced for functional areas with hit list programs and the agencies were forced to reduce services. The legislature was removed from the direct line of fire and could say “the agencies did it”. The Mississippi experience suggests that top budgeters facing reduced revenue will not just substitute across the board cuts for incremental increases. Their ideas about program effectiveness and the perceived political consequences from cutting in certain areas can lead to variable cuts
773 0 8 _tInternational Journal of Public Administration - IJPA
_g11, 5, p. 551-579
_dNew York : Marcel Dekker, 1988
_xISSN 01900692
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_cDaiane
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_b1203^b
_cCarolina
999 _aConvertido do Formato PHL
_bPHL2MARC21 1.1
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