Dennis Stephan Ippolito (born 1942) is a professor of

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

Southern Methodist University , mottoeng = "The truth will make you free" , established = , type = Private research university , accreditation = SACS , academic_affiliations = , religious_affiliation = United Methodist Church , president = R. Gerald Turner , ...

and considered a leading historian and expert on governmental

budget theory Budget theory is the academic study of political and social motivations behind government and civil society budgeting. Classic theorists in Public Budgeting include Henry Adams, William F. Willoughby, V. O. Key, Jr., and, more recently, Aaron Wild ...

. He has written several books on the topic including ''Why Budgets Matter: Budget Policy and American Politics'', published by

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and ''Congressional Spending: A Twentieth Century Fund Report'', published by

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American political scientists Living people Southern Methodist University faculty 1942 births {{US-polisci-bio-stub