We inventory more than 150 studies of distributive politics in more than three dozen
countries other than the United States. We organize existing studies under two theories …

The fully revised and updated new edition of this textbook continues to provide the most
accessible overview of the main approaches in the study of public policy. It seeks to review …

Poverty relief programs are shaped by politics. The particular design which social programs
take is to a large extent determined by the existing institutional constraints and politicians' …

Although observers of Brazilian politics commonly hold that voters reward incumbents for"
bringing home the bacon," I provide reasons to question the direct link between pork and …

This article analyzes the political determinants of the distribution of infrastructure
expenditures by the Italian government to the country's 92 provinces between 1953 and …

This is the first survey of Unionism, the ideology of most of the rulers of the United Kingdom
for the last 300 years. Because it was taken so much for granted, it has never been properly …

One might perhaps expect to find interpretive methodology occupying a strong and secure
place in British political science. With its origins in philosophy and history (see Kavanagh …

Using Chile as a case study for understanding tactical distribution under extensive controls
on expenditure, this paper examines whether political motives affect the allocation of funds …

Mixed-member electoral systems embrace two views of representation by electing some
legislators in single-member district elections and others in a proportional representation …

This article tests several hypotheses about distributive politics by studying the distribution of
federal spending across US states over the period 1978–2002. It improves on previous work …