Description: Parties, Rules, and the Evolution of Congressional Budgeting traces how Congressional macrobudgeting has fundamentally changed the way in which Congress frames and enacts budget choices.Included in the analysis are the 1974 Budget Act, the Reagan tax cuts in 1981, Gramm-Rudman-Hollings mandatory deficit reduction plan of 1985, the Bush and Clinton
Brief description: Lance T. LeLoup is Edward R. Meyer Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Washington State University.
Review Quotes: "Lance LeLoup's study will appeal to scholars in budget policy, political parties, and executive-congressional relations." -Dennis Ippolito, Southern Methodist University "The topic of LeLoup's book is important, the study is well designed, the interpretations of events are smart, and the writing is crisp." -C. Lawrence Evans, College of William and Mary