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100 1 $aStein, Robert M.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr2004031953
245 10 $aPerpetuating the pork barrel :$bpolicy subsystems and American democracy /$cRobert M. Stein, Kenneth N. Bickers.
260 $aCambridge, England ;$aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c1995.
300 $axiv, 232 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 219-226) and index.
505 00 $g1.$tPolicy subsystems and the pork barrel --$g2.$tThe programmatic expansion of U.S. domestic spending --$g3.$tThe geographic scope of domestic spending: A test of the universalism thesis --$g4.$tA portfolio theory of policy subsystems --$g5.$tPolicy subsystem adaptability and resilience in the Reagan period --$g6.$tPAC contributions and the distribution of domestic assistance programs --$g7.$tCongressional elections and the pork barrel --$g8.$tPolicy subsystems in practice and democratic theory --$tApp. 1 Descriptive data base of domestic assistance programs --$tApp. 2 Geographical data base of domestic assistance awards --$tApp. 3 Programs by agency and policy type --$tApp. 4 Departments and their distributive policy agencies --$tApp. 5 Federal agencies in four cabinet departments: Budgetary changes proposed by the Reagan administration for FY1983 --$tApp. 6 Financial assistance programs by public law bundle --
505 80 $tApp. 7 PACs whose parent interest groups testified in hearings, grouped by public law and PAC coalition --$tApp. 8 Roll call votes in the U.S. House of Representatives on nine public laws --$tApp. 9 Probit results for House roll call votes on nine public laws --$tApp. 10 Concepts and measures.
520 $aThis book details the policy subsystems - links among members of Congress, interest groups, program beneficiaries, and federal and subnational government agencies - that blanket the American political landscape. Robert Stein and Kenneth Bickers have constructed a new data-base detailing federal outlays to congressional districts for each federal program, and use it to examine four myths about the impact of policy subsystems on American government and democratic practice.
520 8 $aThese include the myth that policy subsystems are a major contributor to the federal deficit; that, once created, federal programs grow inexorably and rarely die; that, to garner support for their programs, subsystem actors seek to universalize the geographic scope of program benefits; and that the flow of program benefits to constituencies in congressional districts ensures the reelection of legislators.
520 8 $aThe authors conclude with an appraisal of proposals for reforming the American political system, including a balanced budget amendment, a presidential line-item veto, term limitations, campaign finance reform, and the reorganization of congressional committees.
650 0 $aGrants-in-aid$zUnited States.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008105394
650 0 $aEconomic assistance, Domestic$zUnited States.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85040782
650 0 $aBudget deficits$zUnited States.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007101781
650 0 $aCampaign funds$zUnited States.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008100035
650 0 $aItem veto$zUnited States.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008124277
610 10 $aUnited States.$bCongress$xReform.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140794
650 0 $aDemocracy$zUnited States.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008102152
700 1 $aBickers, Kenneth N.,$d1960-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91032157
852 00 $bleh$hHJ275$i.S728 1995