Consistent with the literature on state building, failed states, peacekeeping and foreign assistance, this book argues that budgeting is a core state activity n

Beginning in 2003, diverse and significant actors, both domestic and international, engaged in reconstruction activities in Iraq. The total budget committed to

This analysis of budgetary systems and policies across the world examines how politics, culture, and economics influence public finance.

Funding Science in America, first published in 1999, explores the pros and cons of the academic earmarking issue.

"A fascinating and revealing dive into the murky world of oil contracts that shape power and politics in Iraq." -- Loveday Morris, The Washington Post Jerusalem