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Philip Joyce

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Philip Joyce is a professor of public policy at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy. He formerly served as a professor of public policy and public administration at George Washington University, where he also directed the Ph.D. program in public policy and administration. His teaching and research interests include public budgeting, the congressional budget process, performance measurement and intergovernmental relations. He is the author of The Congressional Budget Office: Honest Numbers, Power, and Policy Making.

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