01135pab a2200133 454500008004000000100002400040245004200064260000900106300001300115362000800128520082300136650001100959773003100970180718b1999   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aAlexander, Jennifer  aA new ethics of the budgetary process  c1999  ap.542-65  aSep  aThis article analyzes the ethical codes within public budgeting literature to demonstrate the need for a professional ethic that fosters an expanded sense of role responsibility. Drawing on examples of discretion exhibited by state and local budgeting administrators, the article argues that a number of administrative activities fall into a gap of the academic literature. The article asserts that responsible budgeting decisions must be tied to an understanding of how administrative activities affect the collective welfare. Finally, the author argues that a pedagogy of public budgeting that considers the ways in which institutional forces and the long-term public interest inform administrative action more adequately prepares budgeting administrators to understand their roles and responsibilities. - Reproduced  aBudget  aAdministration and Society