Congress and Defense Spending

Congress and Defense Spending
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Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Total Pages : 226
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ISBN-10 : 080613402X
ISBN-13 : 9780806134024
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Book Synopsis Congress and Defense Spending by : Barry Rundquist

Download or read book Congress and Defense Spending written by Barry Rundquist and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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