LEADER 04619oam 2200709I 450 001 9910958493103321 005 20251117045025.0 010 $a1-317-26250-6 010 $a1-315-63559-3 010 $a1-317-26249-2 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315635590 035 $a(CKB)3710000000526773 035 $a(EBL)4186461 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001580059 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16257733 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001580059 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)13557527 035 $a(PQKB)10849704 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4186461 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4186461 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11128034 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL877691 035 $a(OCoLC)932340141 035 $a(OCoLC)958107348 035 $a(OCoLC)931534825 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB141478 035 $a(BIP)54363269 035 $a(BIP)30521939 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000526773 100 $a20180706e20162011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCheese factories on the moon $ewhy earmarks are good for American democracy /$fScott A. Frisch and Sean Q. Kelly 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (198 p.) 300 $aFirst published 2011 by Paradigm Publisher. 311 08$a1-59451-731-2 311 08$a1-59451-730-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 327 $aChapter 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 327 $aChapter 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 327 $aIndexAbout the Authors 330 $aIt has become part of US political convention to attack 'earmarks' - legislative provisions that direct funds to specific projects - as wasteful and corrupt. In this provocative book Scott A. Frisch and Sean Q. Kelly argue that in fact earmarks are good for American democracy. Using extensive interviews with Washington insiders and detailed examples they illustrate how earmark projects that were pilloried in fact responded to the legitimate needs of local communities, needs that would otherwise have gone unmet. They also demonstrate that media coverage of earmarks tends to be superficial and overly-dramatic. Cheese Factories on the Moon is a much-needed challenge to a widespread but deeply flawed 'consensus' about what is wrong with US congressional spending. 606 $aGovernment spending policy$zUnited States 606 $aWaste in government spending$zUnited States 615 0$aGovernment spending policy 615 0$aWaste in government spending 676 $a336.390973 700 $aFrisch$b Scott A.$f1964-,$01870848 701 $aKelly$b Sean Q$01870849 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910958493103321 996 $aCheese factories on the moon$94479380 997 $aUNINA