Putting Trust in the U. S. Budget Federal Trust Funds and the Politics of Commitment
| Author/creator | Patashnik, Eric M. Author |
| Other author | Barry, Brian Contribution by |
| Other author | Elkin, Stephen Contribution by |
| Other author | Goodin, Robert E. Contribution by |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Cambridge University Press |
| Description | 246 p. ill 22.800 x 015.200 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | Theories of Institutional Design Ser. |
| Summary | Annotation In the United States many important programs, such as Social Security and Medicare, are paid from trust funds. At a time when major social insurance funds are facing insolvency, this timely book provides the first comprehensive study of this significant yet little-studied feature of the American welfare state. Trust funds are at the heart of US budgeting and public social provision, and also raise a fundamental question of democratic politics: can current officeholders bind their successors? Through detailed case studies Patashnik shows how long term government commitments are effectively designed. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 99057404 |
| ISBN | 9780521771740 |
| ISBN | 0521771749 (Trade Cloth) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780521771740 |
| Stock number | 00004933 |