| Article ID: | iaor20072682 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 18 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Start Page Number: | 284 |
| End Page Number: | 305 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2006 |
| Journal: | Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting and Financial Management |
| Authors: | Qiao Yuhua |
| Keywords: | management, planning, government, economics, statistics: empirical |
This paper uses the Missouri Fiscal Year 2004 budget as a case study to illustrate two aspects of the recent state budgetary problems: its structural budget deficits and the politics involved in balancing a budget. The paper also highlights the dilemma that government faces in meeting constant public demand for services while revenue sources are restrained.