Federal Budget Control
In: Economic Issues, Problems and Perspectives
FEDERAL BUDGET CONTROL: A BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT OR STATUTORY LIMITS? -- FEDERAL BUDGET CONTROL: A BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT OR STATUTORY LIMITS? -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 A BALANCED BUDGET CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT: BACKGROUND AND CONGRESSIONAL OPTIONS -- SUMMARY -- I. INTRODUCTION -- The Deficit as an Issue -- The Call for a Balanced Budget Amendment -- The Debate in Recent Decades -- II. THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT APPROACH -- Arguments of Proponents -- Arguments of Opponents -- Concerns an Amendment Would Need to Address