Book Description: Focuses on the role of concepts of political culture and ideology on public budgetary decisions, aiming to present a fuller picture of budgeting than the traditional view of budgeting as a closed system. Identifies the influences of political culture and ideology on budget outputs, presenting both empirical data and case studies for the purpose of explicating the relationship between a cognitive environment and budget outputs. Discusses historical antecedents of American culture and political ideology, and American national and subnational cultural perspectives, and presents case studies on tax reform of 1997, and budgeting in Texas.