Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. FIGURES ix
4. TABLES xi
5. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii
6. PART ONE. A THEORY OF INFLUENCE
7. 1: POLITICS AND GEOGRAPHY 1
8. 2: POLITICAL GOALS 19
9. 3: BUILDING COALITIONS 37
10. 4: ALLOCATING BENEFITS 55
11. 5: MEASURING INFLUENCE 72
12. PART TWO. THE THEORY APPLIED
13. 6: MILITARY EMPLOYMENT 93
14. 7: WATER AND SEWER GRANTS 129
15. 8: MODEL CITIES GRANTS 165
16. 9: COALITIONS AND PUBLIC POLICY 207
17. APPENDIX A: METHODOLOGICAL PROBLEMS IN FIVE PREVIOUS STUDIES 217
18. APPENDIX B: FLUCTUATIONS IN MILITARY EMPLOYMENT 225
19. INDEX 229