I'm no fan of budgeting through Propositions (hear me, Rob Reiner?), but the parks are in desperate shape and they're a public need without a private constituency, so their budget keeps getting cut.
The government has also softened its opposition to genetically modified food crops and slashed the Environmental Ministry's budget, appalling another vital constituency.
Like President Obama and Gov. Deval Patrick, he faces a budget crisis, a restive constituency and an impatience for new ideas.
Those without subordinates or line responsibilities who are told to "solve problems" must argue for a budget or develop their own constituency.
Space has no big constituency, NASA's budget has been flat for a decade, and no president has put space travel front and center on the national agenda since Lyndon B. Johnson.
So instead of visiting the sick, sometimes I just attend to my business because we are not being paid anything.' (Ndere CHW Interview number 7) 'There was a policy that every constituency was to budget KSh 2,000 to allow for the recruitment of 10 CHWs.
(Member of the Siaya District Health Management Team) Interviews with national policy-makers, however, revealed the difficulties in implementing the recommended policy of providing even KSh 2,000 (US$ 22.50) to CHWs: 'There was a policy that every constituency was to budget KSh 2,000 to allow for the recruitment of 10 CHWs.
Earmarks are more likely to occur when the executive serves broad interests, while a binding budget cap arises when the executive's constituency is more narrow than that of the powerful legislators.
We're all suffering from the same problems of orchestras with budgets under $3 million: We have an aging constituency, and what are we doing to replace it?
In the run-up to the announcement, officials highlighted portions of the budget that appeal to constituencies that Mr. Bush wants to win over in 2004.
And large budget surpluses in some Clinton years meant that every constituency could find something under its pillow: tax cuts for Republicans, entitlement expansions for Democrats and a balanced budget for America.
