Abstract
Governments are among the largest spenders in most countries, and their spatial allocation policies have considerable impact on variation in levels of well-being. In a preliminary attempt to develop a theory to account for the geography of government spending, this note uses electoral variables to estimate interstate variations in federal allocations to states within the U.S.A., based on a model of the politician as a vote-plurality maximizer. Results of the preliminary tests are encouraging and suggest lines for further investigation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 319-326 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Geoforum |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 5-6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1977 |