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Cozy politics : political parties, campaign finance, and compromised governance / Peter Kobrak.
LIBRA JK1764 .K66 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kobrak, Peter.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Politics, Practical--United States.
- Politics, Practical.
- United States.
- Political parties--United States.
- Political parties.
- Campaign funds--United States.
- Campaign funds.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 273 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2002.
- Contents:
- Part 1 The Changing Political Environment
- 1 Three-Fifths of the United States 15
- 2 Why Parties Matter 55
- 3 The Once-and-Future Party 87
- Part 2 The Escalation of Cozy Politics
- 4 Uncontrollable Campaign Costs and Their Consequences 109
- 5 Pathways to Congressional Decisionmaking 139
- Part 3 From Compromised Governance to Democratic Balance
- 6 Agency Compromise and Privatization 177
- 7 Reinventing Political Parties 203.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-262) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1588260232
- 1588260674
- OCLC:
- 48222763
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