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Campaign Finance and Political Polarization: When Purists Prevail
La Raja, Raymond J., Schaffner, Brian F.
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Description for Campaign Finance and Political Polarization: When Purists Prevail
Hardcover. An illuminating perspective on the polarizing effects of campaign finance reform Num Pages: 208 pages, 30 figures, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Efforts to reform the U.S. campaign finance system typically focus on the corrupting influence of large contributions. Yet, as Raymond J. La Raja and Brian F. Schaffner argue, reforms aimed at cutting the flow of money into politics have unintentionally favored candidates with extreme ideological agendas and, consequently, fostered political polarization.
Drawing on data from 50 states and the U.S. Congress over 20 years, La Raja and Schaffner reveal that current rules allow wealthy ideological groups and donors to dominate the financing of political campaigns. In order to attract funding, candidates take uncompromising positions on key issues and, if ... Read more
Efforts to reform the U.S. campaign finance system typically focus on the corrupting influence of large contributions. Yet, as Raymond J. La Raja and Brian F. Schaffner argue, reforms aimed at cutting the flow of money into politics have unintentionally favored candidates with extreme ideological agendas and, consequently, fostered political polarization.
Drawing on data from 50 states and the U.S. Congress over 20 years, La Raja and Schaffner reveal that current rules allow wealthy ideological groups and donors to dominate the financing of political campaigns. In order to attract funding, candidates take uncompromising positions on key issues and, if ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472072996
SKU
V9780472072996
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About La Raja, Raymond J., Schaffner, Brian F.
Raymond J. La Raja is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts–Amherst, USA and Associate Director of the UMass Poll. Brian F. Schaffner is Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts–Amherst, USA Director of the UMass Poll, and a Co-Principal Investigator for the Cooperative Congressional Election Study.
Reviews for Campaign Finance and Political Polarization: When Purists Prevail
“Ray La Raja and Brian Schaffner have written an important book from a fresh research perspective that needs to be incorporated into all discussions of money in politics. From polarization to the proper role of the political parties, this book takes an extremely productive look at what is happening in the states and how that might serve as a laboratory ... Read more