This study examines American state budget offices as institutional actors, with special attention to the role of budget examiners. It draws on empirical findings from field studies in 11 states to demonstrate how budgeting at the state level has become more policy oriented.

Thurmaier, Kurt M.; Willoughby, Katherine G.

List of Tables, Figures, and Boxes, Preface, Acknowledgments, Acronyms, Chapter 1. Introduction, Chapter 2. The State Budget Office and the Budget Problem, Chapter 3. Budget Rationalities: Effectiveness Decisions, Chapter 4. Budget Rationalities: Efficiency Decisions, Chapter 5. Budget Office Orientations and Decision Contexts, Chapter 6. The Anatomy of a Policy-Oriented Budget Recommendation, Chapter 7. The Anatomy of a Control-Oriented Budget Recommendation, Chapter 8. Changing Roles: From Guarding the Purse to Guarding the Policy, Chapter 9. Conclusion, References, Index, About the Authors