Campaign contributions,lobbying and post‐Katrina contracts |
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Authors: | Michael J Hogan Michael A Long Paul B Stretesky |
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Institution: | 1. Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University;2. PhD candidate, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University;3. Associate Professor, School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado Denver, United States |
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Abstract: | This research explores the relationship between political campaign contributions, lobbying and post‐Hurricane Katrina cleanup and reconstruction contracts. Specifically, a case‐control study design is used to determine whether campaign contributions to national candidates in the 2000–04 election cycles and/or the employment of lobbyists and lobbying firms increased a company's probability of receiving a post‐hurricane contract. Results indicate that both a campaign contribution dichotomous variable and the dollar amount of contributions are significantly related to whether a company received a contract, but that lobbying activity was not. These findings are discussed in the context of previous research on the politics of natural disasters, government contracting and governmental and corporate deviance. |
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Keywords: | campaign contributions deviance disasters government contracts Hurricane Katrina lobbying politics private sector contracts |
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