Distributive Politics

Distributive politics is the study of who gets what, where, how, and why-as allocated by any level of government. This course introduces several concepts such as coalition and collective action theory, along with a study of domestic institutions that structure bargaining and access to government goods (money, jobs, etc.). Policy examples are thoroughly developed, including studies of federal taxation and spending policy more generally-and military procurement, transportation, and entitlement spending like Social Security and Medicare in particular.