One perspective on the allocation of transport investments by public authorities is offered by the so‐called ‘pork barrel’ model, whereby politicians and political parties allocate public investment spatially in such a way as to gain electoral support from localities so benefited. The paper introduces this model and discusses its attractions and problems in the case of the transport sector. A review of the modest number of published examples of this approach is offered before a detailed case study considers the case of railway investment in Nelson, New Zealand.


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    Title :

    Transport investment and the political pork barrel: a review and the case of Nelson, New Zealand


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Transport Reviews ; 12 , 2 ; 133-151


    Publication date :

    1992-04-01




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    Unknown



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