@article{ref1,
title="Campaign contributions, lobbying and post-Katrina contracts",
journal="Disasters",
year="2010",
author="Stretesky, Paul B. and Long, Michael A. and Hogan, Mark J.",
volume="34",
number="3",
pages="593-607",
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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0361-3666",
doi="10.1111/j.1467-7717.2010.01158.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7717.2010.01158.x"
}