Cheese Factories on the Moon

Why Earmarks are Good for American Democracy

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Political Science
Cover of the book Cheese Factories on the Moon by Scott A. Frisch, Sean Q. Kelly, Taylor and Francis
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Author: Scott A. Frisch, Sean Q. Kelly ISBN: 9781317262497
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: December 3, 2015
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Scott A. Frisch, Sean Q. Kelly
ISBN: 9781317262497
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: December 3, 2015
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

It 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.

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It 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.

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