Financing congressional earmarks: Implications for transport policy and planning
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2012.05.001
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Earmark; Transportation finance; Pork barrel; Demonstration project; Donor-donee debate; Federal Highway Trust Fund;All these keywords.
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