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The fallacy of campaign finance reform
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The fallacy of campaign finance reform

Author: John Curtis Samples
Publisher: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Takes a look into the premises and consequences of the long crusade against big money in politics. This book argues that our most common concerns about money in politics are misplaced, and that the  Read more...

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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: John Curtis Samples
ISBN: 0226734501 9780226734507
OCLC Number: 69594039
Description: xiii, 375 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: The Madisonian vision of politics --
The progressive vision of politics --
The corruption of representation --
Political culture --
Equality --
Electoral competition --
The origins of modern campaign finance law --
McCain-Feingold and the market for incumbent protection --
A liberalizing agenda.
Responsibility: John Samples.
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"As the federal government's size and intrusiveness grow, so does its attempt to regulate - ration, really - political speech about the government's composition and behavior. John Samples sees the Read more...

 
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