{"product_id":"putting-trust-in-the-us-budget-federal-trust-funds-and-the-politics-of-commitment-paperback-9780521777483","title":"Putting Trust in the US Budget; Federal Trust Funds and the Politics of Commitment (Paperback) 9780521777483","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePutting Trust in the US Budget\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFederal Trust Funds and the Politics of Commitment\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book provided the first comprehensive study of a significant yet little-studied feature of the American welfare state.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEric M. Patashnik (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521777483, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 17 August 2000\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e246 pages, 17 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.3 x 1.6 cm, 0.37 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'One can only admire the author's ability to explain so much, so lucidly.' Journal of Economic Literature\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn the United States many important programs are paid from trust funds. At a time when major social insurance funds are facing insolvency, this book provided the first comprehensive study of this significant yet little-studied feature of the American welfare state. Equally importantly, the author investigates an enduring issue in democratic politics: can current officeholders bind their successors? By law, trust funds, which get most of their money from earmarked taxes, are restricted for specific uses. Patashnik asks why these structures were created, and how they have affected political dynamics. He argues that officeholders have used trust funds primarily to reduce political uncertainty, and bind distant futures. Based on detailed case studies of trust funds in a number of policy sectors, he shows how political commitment is a developmental process, whereby precommitments shape the content of future political conflicts. This book will be of interest to students of public policy, political economy and American political development.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction: trust funds and the politics of commitment\u003cbr\u003e 2. Political transaction costs, feedback effects, and policy credibility\u003cbr\u003e 3. Trust fund taxes vs general fund taxes\u003cbr\u003e 4. Social security\u003cbr\u003e 5. Medicare\u003cbr\u003e 6. Highways\u003cbr\u003e 7. Airports\u003cbr\u003e 8. Superfund\u003cbr\u003e 9. Barriers to trust fund adoption: the failed cases of energy security and lead abatement\u003cbr\u003e 10. Conclusions: The structure and normative challenge of promise-keeping.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political economy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political economy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20economy%20%5BKCP%5D%22\"\u003eKCP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265071862040,"sku":"9780521777483","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521777483i.jpg?v=1692019214","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/putting-trust-in-the-us-budget-federal-trust-funds-and-the-politics-of-commitment-paperback-9780521777483","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}