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rational models of budgeting  

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  • Budgeting refers to decisions about how much funding to provide for the programs, staffs, and infrastructures of government, as well as about the processes used to arrive at funding levels. In examining processes, budgeting theories explain how individuals who hold budget-writing positions choose funding levels for programs. [Source: International Encyclopedia of Political Science; Budgeting, Rational Models]

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