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ERIC Number: EJ591470
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-5982
Pork-Barrel Spending on Academe Reaches a Record $797-Million.
Brainard, Jeffrey; Cordes, Colleen
Chronicle of Higher Education, v45 n46 pA44-A47 Jul 23 1999
For the 1999 fiscal year, Congress earmarked specific spending measures that included at least $797 million for projects involving colleges and universities, a 51% increase over 1998. Earmarks are seen by some as inequitable because they are not subject to competitive, merit-based reviews typically used by federal agencies to distribute money for research, facilities, and other projects. (MSE)
Descriptors: Economic Change, Educational Finance, Federal Aid, Higher Education, Political Influences, Politics of Education, Resource Allocation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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