POLS 4446:Governmental Budgeting

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: POLS 1101
This course is designed to introduce undergraduate students to the role of budgeting in the governmental process. Budgetary actors, their motivations, their stakes and their behaviors are investigated. Students examine the legislative process of the budget and budgetary implementation. Students are introduced to cutback management, funding mandates and other current issues in governmental budgeting.