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Improper influence : campaign finance law, political interest groups, and the problem of equality / Thomas Gais.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gais, Thomas, 1952-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Campaign funds--Law and legislation--United States.
- Campaign funds.
- Political action committees--United States.
- Political action committees.
- Pressure groups--United States.
- Pressure groups.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (254 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c1996.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Presents an original argument regarding the role of money in national politics.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Collective Action, Institutions, and Bias in the PAC System
- 3. The Size and Scope of the PAC System
- 4. PAC Formation among Interest Groups: Incentives and Their Limits
- 5. PAC Formation among Interest Groups: Institutional Constraints
- 6. PAC's, Groups, and Public Policies
- 7. PAC's, Groups, and the Political Parties
- 8. Conclusions
- Appendixes
- A. Merged Data on Associations and PAC's: Sources, Procedures, and Descriptions
- B. Coding PAC's according to Occupational Type: Data Sources and Coding Rules
- C. Explanation of the Interactive Model of PAC Affiliation
- Notes
- Works Cited
- Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9786612765643
- 9781282765641
- 1282765647
- 9780472027378
- 0472027379
- OCLC:
- 609163983
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