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UNICAMPANIASUN0124643 |
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Cottrell, Seth S. |
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Do Colors Exist? : And Other Profound Physics Questions / Seth Stannard Cottrell |
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xiii, 278 p., : ill. ; 24 cm |
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[Cham : Birkhäuser, 2018] |
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Pubblicazione in formato elettronico |
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83Axx - Special relativity [MSC 2020] |
20Bxx - Permutation groups [MSC 2020] |
81P45 - Quantum information, communication, networks (quantum-theoretic aspects) [MSC 2020] |
03Axx - Philosophical aspects of logic and foundations [MSC 2020] |
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Monografia |
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UNINA9910460738803321 |
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Autore |
Frisch Scott A. <1964-, > |
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Cheese factories on the moon : why earmarks are good for American democracy / / Scott A. Frisch and Sean Q. Kelly |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
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1-317-26250-6 |
1-315-63559-3 |
1-317-26249-2 |
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1 online resource (198 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Government spending policy - United States |
Waste in government spending - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Note generali |
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First published 2011 by Paradigm Publisher. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Whose Pork Is It Anyway?; Our Argument; Chapter 2 "No Money Shall Be Drawn from the Treasury . . ."; Evolution of Earmarks; Budget Reforms; The Congressional Budget Process Today; Authorization vs. Appropriations: Supporting Museums in America; Conclusion; Further Reading; Part I Congress, the Executive, and Earmarks; Chapter 3 Responding to Local Conditions; The Current Earmark System: From Idea to Earmark; Earmarks at Home; Conclusion; Further Reading |
Chapter 4 Earmarks and the National InterestHuman Genome Project; John Porter and NIH; The Predator Drone; Promoting the Work of Congress; Conclusion; Further Reading; Chapter 5 Earmarks and the Executive Branch; Balance of Power; Earmarks and the "Valley of Death"; Weapons of Policy: Earmarks and MRAPs; Hazards of Executive Control; Conclusion; Further Reading; Part II Earmarks, the Media, and Lobbyists; Chapter 6 Earmarks and the Media; Bias in the Media; The Changing Media Landscape; Poor Reporting: A Case in Point; Media Coverage of Earmarks; Conclusion; Further Reading |
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Chapter 7 Lobbyists and EarmarksWhy Groups Need Lobbyists; Lobbyists and Congress; Redressing Inequalities; Lobbyists and the Earmarks "Explosion"; Lobbyists and Campaign Contributions; Conclusion; Further Reading; Part III The Earmarks Explosion and the Paradox of Reform; Chapter 8 The Explosion of Earmarks; Democratic Reforms of the 1970s and the Chairmanship of Jamie Whitten; The Republican Revolution: Gingrich, DeLay, and Hastert; Conclusion; Further Reading; Chapter 9 Earmarks and the Paradox of Reform; Reform Goals; Reducing Corruption; Transparency Breeds Contempt; Conclusion; Notes |
IndexAbout the Authors |
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