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Cozy Politics: Political Parties, Campaign Finance, and Compromised Governance
Peter Kobrak
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Description for Cozy Politics: Political Parties, Campaign Finance, and Compromised Governance
hardcover. Cozy politics, this volume contends, is shredding the already fragile fabric of political rapport between citizens and their government. It explores this insidious system that encourages elected officials to co-operate with their supposed opponents rather than their own constituents. Num Pages: 250 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Cozy politics, Peter Kobrak contends, is shredding the already fragile fabric of political rapport between citizens and their government. Exploring the insidious system that encourages elected officials to cooperate with their supposed opponents - rather than with their own constituents - he reveals the enormous power that wealthy donors and interest-group supporters wield over politicians, congressional decisionmakers, and agency agendas. Kobrak explores the insidious system that encourages elected officials to cooperate with their supposed opponents rather than with their own constituents.
Cozy politics, Peter Kobrak contends, is shredding the already fragile fabric of political rapport between citizens and their government. Exploring the insidious system that encourages elected officials to cooperate with their supposed opponents - rather than with their own constituents - he reveals the enormous power that wealthy donors and interest-group supporters wield over politicians, congressional decisionmakers, and agency agendas. Kobrak explores the insidious system that encourages elected officials to cooperate with their supposed opponents rather than with their own constituents.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Lynne Rienner United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
Boulder, CO, United States
ISBN
9781588260239
SKU
V9781588260239
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About Peter Kobrak
Peter Kobrak is professor of public administration and political science at Western Michigan University. He has written extensively on public spending and political decisionmaking.
Reviews for Cozy Politics: Political Parties, Campaign Finance, and Compromised Governance
This is a penetrating assessment of the money-crazed, low-turnout, pork-barrel system of politics in the United States - a political system spiraling out of control. - Darrell West, Brown University