"Budgeting is a tool for implementing policy and managing the organization/agency/department implementing the programs to achieve the outcomes identified in the policy. Review the budget for the agency responsible for implementing the policy you identified to address the issue that you researched for Assignment 1.

From the weekly readings, e-Activity, Career Insights, and independent research, evaluate the level of impact that politics may exert on the budgetary process related to the issue and policy you addressed in Assignment 1 positively or negatively. Be sure to support your position with a relevant example and appropriate academic research.

Based on your assessment of the types of budgeting presented in Denhardt, Chapter 5, present a position on which approach to budgeting may be most effective addressing you are researching and why. Be sure to support your position with a relevant example and appropriate academic research.