Campaign finance reform : a sourcebook

Author(s)

• Corrado, Anthony

Bibliographic Information

Campaign finance reform : a sourcebook

Anthony Corrado ... [et al.], editors

Brookings Institution, c1997

• : pbk : alk. paper

Note

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This volume pulls together key documents statutes, court decisions, FEC advisory opinions, draft legislation and scholarly articles that are essential references for any informed discussion of campaign finance reform. Each chapter includes a set of reprinted materials preceded by an explanation of the relevant issues by the editors. Topics include the history of federal statutes on campaign finance; major Supreme Court decisions; the constitutional contours of the current debate; a roadmap to the present rules of the game; political action committees; national parties; hard and soft money; express and issue advocacy; enforcing campaign finance law; and recent innovations and proposals.The volume is designed to help reformers and interested citizens understand how current campaign finance practices have evolved from previous decisions made by legislative, judicial, and executive bodies and what might be entailed in moving the system in a desired direction. Each of the editors has extensive practical experience in the field of campaign finance.

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• NCID: BA34986351
• ISBN:
  • 0815715811
• LCCN: 97033765
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Washington, D.C.
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 402 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : JK1991
  • DC21 : 324.7/8/0973
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Campaign funds -- United States
  • LCSH : Campaign funds -- Law and legislation -- United States