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Golden Rule
Thomas Ferguson
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Description for Golden Rule
Paperback. "To discover who rules, follow the gold." This is the argument of this book, a history of modern American politics. It presents revised versions of essays in which the author advanced and tested his theory. Num Pages: 441 pages, 10 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: JPA; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 688.
"To discover who rules, follow the gold." This is the argument of this book, a history of modern American politics. Although the role big money plays in defining political outcomes has long been obvious to ordinary Americans, most pundits and scholars have virtually dismissed this assumption. Even in the light of sky-rocketing campaign costs, the belief that major financial interests primarily determine who parties nominate and where they stand on the issues - that, in effect, Democrats and Republicans are merely the left and right wings of the "Property Party" - has been ignored by most political scientists. Offering evidence ... Read more
"To discover who rules, follow the gold." This is the argument of this book, a history of modern American politics. Although the role big money plays in defining political outcomes has long been obvious to ordinary Americans, most pundits and scholars have virtually dismissed this assumption. Even in the light of sky-rocketing campaign costs, the belief that major financial interests primarily determine who parties nominate and where they stand on the issues - that, in effect, Democrats and Republicans are merely the left and right wings of the "Property Party" - has been ignored by most political scientists. Offering evidence ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
441
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
Number of Pages
440
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226243177
SKU
V9780226243177
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