Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Irina I. Klimova Author-Email: meo.dean@gumf.ru Author-Workplace-Name: The State University of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation Title: Incrementalism Concept and Evolution Thereof Abstract: The article presents historical milestones of the incrementalism theory development and reviews the concept thereof developed by A. Vildavsky on the basis of the US budget development data. A new method of verification of budget incrementalism as an iterative event is presented. The article concludes on its possible use for investigation of the modern budget process. Classification-JEL: Keywords: A. Vildavsky incrementalism theory, budget incrementalism, budget process, allocations and requisitions, budget cycles Journal: Finansovyj žhurnal — Financial Journal Pages: 63-72 Issue: 4 Year: 2011 Month: October File-URL: http://www.nifi.ru/images/FILES/Journal/Archive/2011/4/statii/2011_04_07.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:fru:finjrn:110407:p:63-72