TY - JOUR AB - This paper uses the Missouri Fiscal Year (FY) 2004 budget as a case study to illustrate two aspects of the recent state budgetary problems: its structural budget deficits and the politics involved in balancing a budget. The paper also highlights the dilemma that government faces in meeting constant public demand for services while revenue sources are restrained. VL - 18 IS - 3 SN - 1096-3367 DO - 10.1108/JPBAFM-18-03-2006-B002 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/JPBAFM-18-03-2006-B002 AU - Qiao Yuhua PY - 2006 Y1 - 2006/01/01 TI - Structural deficits and the politics of balancing the budget: the case of missouri fy 2004 budget T2 - Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management PB - Emerald Publishing Limited SP - 284 EP - 305 Y2 - 2024/05/12 ER -