Budget Function Classifications Origins, Trends, and Implications for Current Uses

Provides information on budget function classifications, which have long been used as supplementary presentations within budget & financial summaries of the federal government. Specifically, it discusses the origins & evolution of the current structure & recent spending trends by function. It also describes possible challenges in using these classifications as a framework for other governmentwide applications, such as the Fed. Government Performance Plan, required by the Government Performance & Results Act, & the Statement of Net Cost in the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Fed. Government.Posner, Paul L. is the author of 'Budget Function Classifications Origins, Trends, and Implications for Current Uses' with ISBN 9780788183515 and ISBN 0788183516.