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Small Change: Money, Political Parties, and Campaign Finance Reform
Raymond J. La Raja
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Description for Small Change: Money, Political Parties, and Campaign Finance Reform
Hardcover. All democracies face the dilemma of how to pay for politics. Money fuels the campaigns that inform and mobilize voters. But private political contributions raise the specter of undue influence, or, worse, political corruption. This book reviews the history of America's efforts at federal campaign finance reform. Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 tables, 14 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
All democracies face the dilemma of how to pay for politics. Money fuels the campaigns that inform and mobilize voters. But private political contributions raise the specter of undue influence, or, worse, political corruption. In ""Small Change"", Raymond J. La Raja reviews the history of America's efforts at federal campaign finance reform and explains why they have largely failed to stem the flow of money in politics: partisans often design new reforms to give themselves electoral advantage over their rivals, rather than as a tool for combating corruption. ""Small Change"" suggests alternative ways of crafting reforms that actually promote fairness ... Read more
All democracies face the dilemma of how to pay for politics. Money fuels the campaigns that inform and mobilize voters. But private political contributions raise the specter of undue influence, or, worse, political corruption. In ""Small Change"", Raymond J. La Raja reviews the history of America's efforts at federal campaign finance reform and explains why they have largely failed to stem the flow of money in politics: partisans often design new reforms to give themselves electoral advantage over their rivals, rather than as a tool for combating corruption. ""Small Change"" suggests alternative ways of crafting reforms that actually promote fairness ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472070282
SKU
V9780472070282
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About Raymond J. La Raja
Raymond J. La Raja is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
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