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Campaign Finance
Robert E. Mutch
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Description for Campaign Finance
Paperback. The campaign finance debate is about how we want our democracy to work. But it is conducted in terms of laws, regulations, and court decisions about super PACs, 501(c)(4)s, dark money, and even the IRS. This book explains how those laws and decisions fit into the larger debate about democracy. Series: What Everyone Needs to Know. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPH; JPHF; JPVL; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 280.
The one percent has been providing an ever larger share of campaign funds since the 1980s. Well over half of the money contributed to the presidential race in 2015 came from only about 350 families. One-fourth of it came from just seventy-eight donors, all of whom made contributions of $1 million or more. Can we still say we live in a democracy if a few hundred rich families provide such disproportionate shares of campaign funds? Congress and the courts are divided on that question, with conservatives saying yes and liberals saying no. The debate is about the most fundamental of ... Read more
The one percent has been providing an ever larger share of campaign funds since the 1980s. Well over half of the money contributed to the presidential race in 2015 came from only about 350 families. One-fourth of it came from just seventy-eight donors, all of whom made contributions of $1 million or more. Can we still say we live in a democracy if a few hundred rich families provide such disproportionate shares of campaign funds? Congress and the courts are divided on that question, with conservatives saying yes and liberals saying no. The debate is about the most fundamental of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
What Everyone Needs to Know
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190274689
SKU
V9780190274689
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About Robert E. Mutch
Robert E. Mutch is an independent scholar who specializes in the history of campaign finance. He is the author of Buying the Vote: A History of Campaign Finance Reform.
Reviews for Campaign Finance
What everyone needs to know EXACTLY! 5 stars, absolutely a must-read. Highly recommended. Loved this book.
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