What determines homeland security spending? An econometric analysis of the homeland security grant program

Policy Studies Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 243-256

  Prante, Tyler ^a   Bohara, Alok K ^b  

^a CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Congressional grants; Homeland security; Pork; Revealed preference analysis; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

NATIONAL SECURITY; TERRORISM;

EID: 42349112668     PISSN: 0190292X     EISSN: 15410072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0072.2008.00264.x     Document Type: Article

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