Money, Power, and Elections
How Campaign Finance Reform Subverts American Democracy
Have campaign finance reform laws actually worked? Is money less influential in electing candidates today than it was thirty years ago when legislation was first enacted? Absolutely not, argues Rodney A. Smith in this passionately written, fact-filled, and provocative book. According to Smith, the laws have had exactly the opposite of their intended effect. They have increased the likelihood that incumbents in the House and Senate will be reelected, and they have greatly diminished the chances that candidates who are not wealthy will be elected. Smith's claims are supported by convincing data; he collected and analyzed information about all f…
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- ISBN: 978-0-8071-5632-2
- EAN: 9780807156322
- Produktnummer: 27860761
- Verlag: Princeton University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 208 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 3'766 KB
- Abbildungen: 12 charts, 28 tables
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Rodney A. Smith
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