1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910460738803321

Autore

Frisch Scott A. <1964-, >

Titolo

Cheese factories on the moon : why earmarks are good for American democracy / / Scott A. Frisch and Sean Q. Kelly

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-317-26250-6

1-315-63559-3

1-317-26249-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (198 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KellySean Q

Disciplina

336.390973

Soggetti

Government spending policy - United States

Waste in government spending - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2011 by Paradigm Publisher.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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



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

2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996388215003316

Autore

Isocrates

Titolo

The doctrinal of princes made by the noble oratour Isocrates, [and] translated out of Greke in to Englishe by syr Thomas Eliot knight [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Imprinted at London, : In Flete strete, in the house of Thomas Berthelet, [ca. 1550]]

Descrizione fisica

20 leaves

Altri autori (Persone)

ElyotThomas, Sir,  <1490?-1546.>

Soggetti

Kings and rulers - Duties

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

A translation of: To Nicocles.

Printer's name and address from colophon; publication date estimated by STC.

The woodcut frame on title page has "1534" in the sill.

Running title reads: Isocrates to Nicocles.

Identified as STC 14277 at reel 54:14.

Reproductions of the originals in the British Library and the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

Appears at reel 54 (British Library copy) and at reel 143 (Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery copy).



Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0216

3.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991001997559707536

Autore

Zanardi, Zita

Titolo

Bononia manifesta : catalogo dei bandi, editti, costituzioni e provvedimenti diversi, stampati nel 16. secolo per Bologna e il suo territorio / a cura di Zita Zanardi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Firenze : L. S. Olschki, 1996

ISBN

882224446X

Descrizione fisica

xxxiii, 571 p. ; 25 cm.

Collana

Biblioteca di bibliografia italiana ; 142

Disciplina

016.34845411

Soggetti

Bologna Legislazione Sec. 16.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia