Congress and Defense Spending: The Distributive Politics of Military Procurement Volume 3

by Barry S. Rundquist and Thomas M. Carsey

Book 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080613402X
• ISBN13: 9780806134024
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.6"