Political Spending in the United States: Analyses of Political Influences on the Allocation of Federal Money to Local Environments
- 1 June 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space
- Vol. 10 (6) , 691-704
- https://doi.org/10.1068/a100691
Abstract
Where the American Federal Government spends its budget is an important influence on interstate variations in social well-being. This spending is not entirely directed at matching needs, however. Instead, allocations to states are influenced by a number of political variables, the operation of which is described and tested for here.Keywords
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