Congress and Defense Spending: The Distributive Politics of Military Procurement

by Barry S. Rundquist, Thomas M. Carsey

Overview

Since World War II, the U.S. government has spent more than $10 trillion on defense. Although everyone in the United States must pay taxes supporting defense contracts, ten states have obtained 75 percent of all defense contracts and expenditures. In Congress and Defense Spending , Barry S. Rundquist and Thomas M. Carsey examine how the distribution of defense contracts is influenced by the interaction of state and local economies with the organization of Congress and how previous state representation on defense committees has affected current committee representation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780806134024
Publisher:	University of Oklahoma Press
Publication date:	05/15/2002
Series:	Congressional Studies Series , #3
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	218
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Barry S. Rundquist is Professor of Political Science at the University of Illinois in Chicago. He is the author of Political Benefits: Studies of American Public Programs as well as articles in leading political science journals and is coauthor of The Politics of Weapons Procurement.

Thomas M. Carsey is Associate Professor of Political Science at Florida State University. He is the author of Campaign Dynamics: The Race for Governor and numerous articles for such publications as American Journal of Political Science, The Journal of Politics, Politics Research Quarterly, and Public Choice.