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Cutback budgeting

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  • Robert D. Behn

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The process of cutback budgeting that occurs in an era of retrenchment differs significantly from budgeting in circumstances of revenue growth. Negotiating an agreement on a set of decrements is far more complicated than allocating increments: No one wants to be the first to propose a cut in another constituency's budget, and any coalition formed in support of a given package of cuts is inherently unstable. Still, several conditions appear to facilitate cutback budgeting: an overarching issue that elicits broad support for the total package of decrements; parliamentary procedures that limit voting to either for or against the entire package; and active, aggressive leadership. Whereas incremental budgeting may proceed in a routine and orderly fashion, the cutback process is always likely to involve conflict.

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  • Robert D. Behn, 1984. "Cutback budgeting," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 4(2), pages 155-177.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:jpamgt:v:4:y:1984:i:2:p:155-177
    DOI: 10.2307/3324622
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