Overview
Description
Examination of the process and theories of budget formulation.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- Must be a degree-seeking student in the Public Administration and Policy MPA program
- obtain instructor permission
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Must be a degree-seeking student in the Public Administration and Policy MPA program OR obtain instructor permission.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring
Terms
spring
Restrictions
Must be a degree-seeking student in the Public Administration and Policy MPA program OR obtain instructor permission.
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- outline and discuss the political and economic context in which government budgets are produced.
- articulate what budgets do and how they are assembled (the budget cycle).
- identify and evaluate the importance of the major institutional actors in the budgetary process.
- compare “models” of budgetary behavior (and especially incrementalism).
- evaluate the State of Nevada budget system in terms of general budget models and behavior.