Fiscal Administration [Hardcover]

John Mikesell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 16, 2006 | ISBN-10: 0495007404 | ISBN-13: 978-0495007401 | Edition: 7

Ever wonder how federal finance really works? FISCAL ADMINISTRATION shows you how public budgets operate and lets you crunch the numbers yourself. And with the latest data from the US federal budget, including its breakdown, you can see for yourself how policymakers allocate money. Plus, each chapter includes stories for discussion from the private sector as well as from public finance. Run the numbers and debate the financial policies with FISCAL ADMINISTRATION.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 686 pages
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing; 7 edition (May 16, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0495007404
• ISBN-13: 978-0495007401
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.5 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #164,898 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #98 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Government     > Public Affairs & Administration

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worst text book ever, March 27, 2010

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The Lovely "DaLuffly" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Fiscal Administration (Hardcover)

This text book is the worst I have ever been asked to read. For an entry level public budgeting course, this reading was off the charts: boring, unclear, and downright confusing. For sure the worst book I have ever read. It is only thanks to the Internet that I was able to learn the things I needed to for the course, thank God. Because this book wouldn't have cut it. If you see it on a syllabus, take a different class !

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DO NOT ASSIGN THIS BOOK, May 7, 2011

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This review is from: Fiscal Administration (Hardcover)

In my years in undergrad, law school, and grad school, I have never encountered such a disorganized mess of a book. The fact that I actually had to pay hundres of dollars for this atrocity makes me sick. The chapters are not outlined in a manner that enables the reader to understand how the topics and positions related. The information conveyed is boring, and the author expends far too many words attemtpting to explain his points. HATE THIS BOOK, and the price I paid for it. If this class wasn't a requirement, I would've dropped it solely on the basis of this course text.

8 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Mikesell continues to lull people to sleep... has he learned?, May 26, 2006

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Matthew S. Worner "Hokie Nation" (Alexandria, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fiscal Administration (Hardcover)

Public Budgeting Systems by Robert D. Lee, Philip G. Joyce, and Ronald Wayne Johnson is written more clearly... if you have a choice, buy this book. The problem with Mikesell is that he has to write 200 pages (six chapters) to explain the concept of revenues in the budget process. Too many trees were wasted in the development of this book. Lee, Joyce, and Johnson can do this in 40 pages.

The greater majority of my Public Budgeting Systems class at George Mason University feels that the Mikesell book is written in a manner to lull oneself to sleep... the benefit is that one could read the book rather than using drugs to induce sleep (August 27, 2010: I see the comments on the review below... the drugs comment is obvious sarcasm).

However, if you are required to purchase the Mikesell book, you should go to the Amazon UK web site and complete your transaction there... you can save yourself about 70 to 80 dollars.