Checks unbalanced : the quiet side of public spending /

• Main Author: Leonard, Herman B
• Format: Book
• Published: New York, N.Y. : Basic Books, 1986
• Subjects: GASTOS PUBLICOS; RECURSOS PRESUPUESTARIOS; DEFICIT PRESUPUESTARIO; GASTOS DE LA SEGURIDAD SOCIAL; ESTADOS UNIDOS

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Part 1: The major forms of quiet spending. 1. Public pension systems
• 2. Social security
• 3. Federal credit activities
• 4. Federal tax expenditures
• 5. State tax incentives and economic development
• 6. Private use tax-exempt bond issues
• 7. Maintaining public infraestructure
• 8. Public sector leasing. Part 2: Approaches to raising the profile of quiet spending. 9. Accounting
• 10. Mechanical limits on government spending
• 11. The federal balanced-budget amendment
• Conclusion: accountability, value and quiet spending. Notes.