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The Politics of Public Spending

Actors, Motivations, and Public Responses

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Authors:
  1. Peter Spáč

    1. Nitra, Slovakia

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  2. Petr Voda

    1. Skalice nad Svitavou, Czech Republic

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  3. Michal Tóth

    1. Svit, Slovakia

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  4. Miroslav Nemčok

    1. Oslo, Norway

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  5. Lenka Hrbková

    1. Brno, Czech Republic

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  • Provides a comprehensive analysis of the distribution of public money and its political and societal implications
  • Draws on evidence from central and eastern Europe
  • Assesses public attitudes to the politically motivated allocation of funds

Part of the book series: Political Corruption and Governance (PCG)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction

    • Peter Spáč, Petr Voda, Michal Tóth, Miroslav Nemčok, Lenka Hrbková
    Pages 1-14

  3. Public Spending and the Response of the Public

    • Peter Spáč, Petr Voda, Michal Tóth, Miroslav Nemčok, Lenka Hrbková
    Pages 15-40

  4. Pork-Barrel Politics in a Multi-Layer Perspective

    • Peter Spáč, Petr Voda, Michal Tóth, Miroslav Nemčok, Lenka Hrbková
    Pages 41-81

  5. Benefits v. Fairness—Priorities in Public Attitudes

    • Peter Spáč, Petr Voda, Michal Tóth, Miroslav Nemčok, Lenka Hrbková
    Pages 83-109

  6. The Shadow of Ethnicity: Rewarding the Others

    • Peter Spáč, Petr Voda, Michal Tóth, Miroslav Nemčok, Lenka Hrbková
    Pages 111-147

  7. Can Trust Be Bought? The Effects of the EU Subsidies Given to Municipalities on Trust in Local, National, and European Authorities in the Czech Republic

    • Peter Spáč, Petr Voda, Michal Tóth, Miroslav Nemčok, Lenka Hrbková
    Pages 149-166

  8. Conclusion

    • Peter Spáč, Petr Voda, Michal Tóth, Miroslav Nemčok, Lenka Hrbková
    Pages 167-177

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 179-207
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About this book

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the distribution of public money and its political and societal implications. Drawing on evidence from central and eastern Europe, it offers an innovative insight  into public responses to various strategies of public spending. Given that public expenditures are funded mainly from tax revenues, it also assesses public attitudes to politically motivated allocations of funds. The book seeks to identify how people evaluate the material benefits of funding in light of the fairness - or lack thereof - of the distribution process, whether popular acceptance of variations in public spending depends on the framing of the beneficiaries, and the implications of money allocation for political trust in political institutions. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Nitra, Slovakia

    Peter Spáč

  • Skalice nad Svitavou, Czech Republic

    Petr Voda

  • Svit, Slovakia

    Michal Tóth

  • Oslo, Norway

    Miroslav Nemčok

  • Brno, Czech Republic

    Lenka Hrbková

About the authors

Peter Spáč is Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, Masaryk University, Czech Republic.
 
Petr Voda is Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science, Masaryk University, Czech Republic.


Michal Tóth is Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science, Masaryk University, Czech Republic. 


Miroslav Nemčok is Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Political Science, University of Oslo, Norway. 
            
Lenka Hrbková is Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science, Masaryk University, Czech Republic.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Politics of Public Spending

  • Book Subtitle: Actors, Motivations, and Public Responses

  • Authors: Peter Spáč, Petr Voda, Michal Tóth, Miroslav Nemčok, Lenka Hrbková

  • Series Title: Political Corruption and Governance

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10772-6

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-10771-9Published: 26 October 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-10774-0Published: 26 October 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-10772-6Published: 25 October 2022

  • Series ISSN: 2947-5449

  • Series E-ISSN: 2947-5457

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 207

  • Number of Illustrations: 39 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Public Policy, European Politics, Social Sciences, general

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