Presidential pork : White House influence over the distribution of federal grants / John Hudak.

Author
Hudak, John (John Joseph) [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2014]
  • ©2014
Description
ix, 222 pages ; 23 cm

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Subject(s)
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-213) and index.
Contents
  • Introduction
  • Spending power and the election-driven president
  • Pork barrel politics at the presidential level
  • Aiding and abetting the president : the role of federal agencies
  • Presidential motives in the shadow of crisis
  • A web of bureaucratic control
  • The mechanisms of presidential spending power
  • Conclusions and implications.
Other title(s)
White House influence over the distribution of federal grants
ISBN
  • 9780815725206 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0815725205 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
2013048161
OCLC
852220860
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