Governing the $5 trillion economy
@inproceedings{Stein1989GoverningT, title={Governing the \$5 trillion economy}, author={Herbert Stein}, year={1989} }
What the problem is Part I: Budgeting the national output: Historical background Key issues Reforming the allocation process Budgets for the 1990s Part II: The budget and economic stability: How we got here Policies for the short run.
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