AbstractLegislators trade influence to attain the approval of their most preferred bills. A classic example can be found in pork barrel politics with concentrated benefits and diffuse costs, in which…
AbstractThere are nearly half a million elected officials in American local governments, and the timing of local elections varies enormously even within the same state. Some local elections are held…
AbstractArrangements by which politically connected firms receive economic favors are a common feature around the world, but little is known of the form or effects of influence in business–government relationships.…
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