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Author:

Evans, Diana, 1947-

Title:

Greasing the wheels : using pork barrel projects to build majority coalitions in Congress / Diana Evans.

Publisher:

Cambridge University Press,

Copyright Date:

2004

Description:

xii, 267 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

United States.--Congress--Voting.
Coalitions
United States.--Congress--Appropriations and expenditures.
United States--Politics and government.
États-Unis.--Congress--Crédits budgétaires et dépenses.
États-Unis.--Congress--Vote.
Coalition.
États-Unis--Politique et gouvernement.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-258) and index.

Contents:

Pork barrel politics and general interest legislation -- Who calls the shots? The allocation of pork barrel projects -- Highway demonstration projects and voting on the federal highway program -- Presidential bargaining with congress: the NAFTA bazaar -- Pork barreling in the Senate: do both parties do it?

ISBN:

9780521545327 (pb.)
0521545323 (pb.)
9780521836814
0521836816

LCCN:

2003069688

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OTAX626 -- Wilcox Library (Oskaloosa)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)