POLITICAL PREFERENCES FOR THE PORK BARREL: A GENERALIZATION
In: American journal of political science: AJPS, Band 25, Heft 1, S. 96-111
ISSN: 0092-5853
THIS ARTICLE ATTEMPTS TO PROVIDE A RATIONAL EXPLANATION FOR THE OBSERVATION OF OVERSIZED COALITIONS, OFTEN APPROACHING UNANINOUS SIZE, IN THE REALM OF DISTRIBUTIVE POLICIES. DISTRIBUTIVE POLICIES ARE THOSE WHICH CONCENTRATE BENEFITS IN SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC AREAS (STATES, CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS) WHILE SPREADING COSTS THROUGH GENERAL TAXATION.