The Cost of Our National Government: A Study in Political PathologyColumbia University Press, 1910 - 147 psl. Contains the substance of lectures delivered at Columbia University during 1909 which focused on budgetary issues such as, the growth of expenditure, creating a national budget, constitutional agencies of budget control, and political conditions of budgeting. |
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... Navy yards controlled by local interests Senator Hale's views of naval management . Methods of Congress and Parliament compared The English system of budget control A rule that precludes " log - rolling " Budget procedure in Switzerland ...
... Navy yards controlled by local interests Senator Hale's views of naval management . Methods of Congress and Parliament compared The English system of budget control A rule that precludes " log - rolling " Budget procedure in Switzerland ...
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... Naval Appropriation bill in 1909 , a tabulated statement of navy - yard expenditure was presented , from which it appears that in the six years , 1902-1907 , inclusive , the expenditure upon the Charleston Navy Yard aggregated ...
... Naval Appropriation bill in 1909 , a tabulated statement of navy - yard expenditure was presented , from which it appears that in the six years , 1902-1907 , inclusive , the expenditure upon the Charleston Navy Yard aggregated ...
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... navy yards to suit the navy , the navy should be made to suit the navy yards , and thus justify the millions spent upon them , which now goes to waste . During a debate on the Naval Appropriation bill , of which Senator Hale has charge ...
... navy yards to suit the navy , the navy should be made to suit the navy yards , and thus justify the millions spent upon them , which now goes to waste . During a debate on the Naval Appropriation bill , of which Senator Hale has charge ...
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... Navy Yard , which if taken up would have closed down the Navy Yard , throwing hundreds of men out of work , and the excuse could be used that there was no way to get the raw material to the Navy Yard , and all the work would then be ...
... Navy Yard , which if taken up would have closed down the Navy Yard , throwing hundreds of men out of work , and the excuse could be used that there was no way to get the raw material to the Navy Yard , and all the work would then be ...
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... naval or military establishments . That is , their appro- priations are ... Navy and War Departments at Washington . These appropriations being expended ... yards or at the military posts in the districts or states which the members ...
... naval or military establishments . That is , their appro- priations are ... Navy and War Departments at Washington . These appropriations being expended ... yards or at the military posts in the districts or states which the members ...
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The Cost of Our National Government– A Study in Political Pathology Henry Jones Ford Visos knygos peržiūra - 1910 |
The Cost of Our National Government– A Study in Political Pathology Henry Jones Ford Visos knygos peržiūra - 1910 |
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60th Congress 61st Congress action administration adopted agency aggregate American amount annual appropriations appro appropriation bills authority budget control bureau capita expenditure Chairman Tawney charge Committee on Appropriations Congressional Record cost of government debate declared demands districts Edmund Burke enactment English constitution ernment estimated revenues executive department exists expendi expenses favor February 21 federal government Federalist function gress House of Commons House of Representatives increase interests John Sherman jurisdiction lative lectures legislative department legislature log-rolling matter ment mittee national government national wealth navy yards Parliament party passed payments pension political pork barrel Post-office Department practice present President Taft priations proposed propriations public buildings public service recommended referred remarked republic Republican responsibility responsible government result river and harbor rule Secretary Senate session Speaker statement submitted supplemental estimates Switzerland taxes tendency tion tive Treasury ture United voted
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