Money, elections, and democracy : reforming congressional campaign finance
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Money, elections, and democracy : reforming congressional campaign finance
Westview Press, 1990
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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This volume contributes to the current debate over the congressional campaign financing system and its apparent consequences for democratic government. In doing so, they articulate the values an ideal campaign financing scheme should promote - government effectiveness, legitimacy, representation, accountability, political equality, liberty, competition and participation - and propose prescriptive programmes for reform.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 What is at stake?, Margaret Latus Nugent and John R.Johannes
- up for bid - a common cause view, Susan Manes
- Part 2 Problems with funding: contributing as participation, Ruth S.Jones
- loose cannons - independent expenditures, Candice J.Nelson
- loopholes and abuses, Anne H.Bedlington
- the unaccountability of political money, David Adamany
- Part 3 Problematic consequences: the incumbency advantage, L.Sandy Maisel
- money and congressional behaviour, Janet Grenzke
- member-to-member giving, Clyde Wilcox
- PACs and parties, Larry J.Sabato
- Part 4 Problems with reform: public opinion on campaign finance, Frank J.Sorauf
- enhancing enforcement, Kenneth A.Gross
- weakness of the FEC, Frank P.Reiche
- prospects for reform, David B.Magleby
- conclusion - reforms and values, J.R.Johannes and M.L.Nugent.
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