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In this paper, a politico-economic model of government spending behavior is developed and used to analyse the evolution of Quebec government different types of expenditures over the period 1867-1969. In the tradition of Downs, Breton, and the Public Choice School, it is assumed that government maximizes its own utility. It has thus two objectives: higher popularity levels to ensure a larger probability of reelection and larger expenditures. The latter are divided into two types: vote-getting expenditures (such as road building) which affect and are affected by government popularity, and expenditures with no obvious electoral virtue such as outlays on education, …
