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The fallacy of campaign finance reform / John Samples.
De Gruyter University of Chicago Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Samples, John Curtis, 1956-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Campaign funds--United States.
- Campaign funds.
- Campaign funds--Law and legislation--United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (391 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- At first glance, campaign finance reform looks like a good idea. McCain-Feingold, for instance, regulates campaigns by prohibiting national political parties from accepting soft money contributions from corporations, labor unions, and wealthy individuals. But are such measures, or any of the numerous and similarly restrictive proposals that have circulated through Washington in recent years, really good for our democracy?. John Samples says no, and here he takes a penetrating look into the premises and consequences of the long crusade against big money in politics. How many Americans, he asks,
- Contents:
- The Madisonian vision of politics
- The progressive vision of politics
- The corruption of representation
- Political culture
- Equality
- Electoral competition
- The origins of modern campaign finance law
- McCain-Feingold and the market for incumbent protection
- A liberalizing agenda.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-362) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611966409
- 9781281966407
- 1281966401
- 9780226734637
- 0226734633
- OCLC:
- 476229489
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