The Congressional Budget Office: Honest Numbers, Power, and Policymaking (Honest Numbers, Power, and Policymaking)

Author
Joyce, Philip G.
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Published
20120207
ISBN
9781589017573
ISBN registration area
English-language area (ISBN 978-1)

Description

Created in 1974, the US Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has become one of the most influential forces in national policymaking. This title discusses the CBO's role in larger budget policy and the more narrow 'scoring' of individual legislation, such as its role in the 2009-2010 Obama health care reform.