Representation and Public Policy: The Consequences of Senate Apportionment for the Geographic Distribution of Federal Funds

摘要: Political scientists have long believed that the formal arrangements of representative institutions make a difference for public policy; in spite this, they largely neglected to investigate policy effects Senate apportionment This paper tests hypothesis coalition building will produce distributions federal funds states reflecting enhanced representation small Using Bickers and Stein's U. S. Domestic Assistance Programs Database, I find that, first, distributive programs are typically constructed so majority, frequently an overwhelming benefit Second, using pooled cross-sectional time-series design (N = 350), examine different types domestic assistance determine if bear imprint over-represented tend receive higher allocations per capita, most notably ch...