Scott A Frisch: 2 books
Cheese Factories on the Moon
Why Earmarks are Good for American Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2015
It has become part of US political convention to attack 'earmarks' - legislative provisions that direct funds to specific projects - as wasteful and corrupt. In this provocative book Scott A. Frisch and Sean Q. Kelly argue that in fact earmarks are good for American democracy. Using extensive interviews...
The Politics of Pork
A Study of Congressional Appropriations Earmarks
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
This study develops a new way of studying pork barrel politics based on congressional behavior in the 1980s and 1990s.