LibGuides: A Guide to United States Government and Politics: Budget -- Reference Sources

References sources

Guide to the Presidency by Michael Nelson
Call Number: Also available in print: Olin Library Reference, JK516 .C57 2008
See “The Budgeting Power,” in Chapter 11, and Chapter 15, Chief Economist.
Note: In the online version, it's easier to locate specific sections if you download the pdf.
Describes the President's role, the Office of Management and Budget, the Budget Timetable, etc. Also includes a table on Entitlement Spending, 1975-2007, and a sidebar on budgeting theories, e.g. "zero-sum budgeting", etc.
Encyclopedia of the American Presidency by Leonard W. Levy (Editor); Louis Fisher (Editor)
Call Number: Olin Library Reference, JK 5122.E56+
Includes entries on the Budget Enforcement Act (1990), Budget Policy, and Budget Summits.
Congressional Procedures and the Policy Process, 8th Edition by Walter J. Oleszek
Call Number: Olin Library Reference, KF4937 .O44 2011 8th ed.
Chapter 2 (pages 46-92) offers a comprehensive description of the Congressional Budget Process and an extensive list of notes leading to further sources.