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Does pork-barrelling actually work? New research suggests it’s not a big vote winner
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Do political rorts deliver extra votes at elections? Politicians seem to think so, judging by the number and frequency of pork-barrelling scandals involving the misuse of public spending. Indeed, according to the former NSW premier, Gladys Berejiklian, such…