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- Title
Government Redistribution in the Shadow of Legislative Elections: A Study of the Illinois Member Initiative Grants Program.
- Authors
Herron, Michael C.; Theodos, Brett A.
- Abstract
The article discusses the legislative behavior in the allocation of resources, using the "member initiative spending" program in Illinois as a case study. The authors examines how funds available to the legislature for infrastructure development grants were distributed across districts in 1999-2000. Under the program, allocation decisions were effectively in the hands of the leaders of the two political parties in the Illinois House and Senate. The authors demonstrate that these four caucus leaders allocated resources not according to any measurable needs of the districts nor on the basis of district party loyalty but for tactical partisan purposes and to enhance the standing of legislative party leaders.
- Subjects
ILLINOIS; UNITED States; RESOURCE allocation; ELECTIONS; LEGISLATIVE bodies; INFRASTRUCTURE (Economics); POLITICAL parties; PARTISANSHIP
- Publication
Legislative Studies Quarterly, 2004, Vol 29, Issue 2, p287
- ISSN
0362-9805
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3162/036298004X201186