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The Financiers of Congressional Elections : Investors, Ideologues, and Intimates /

Individual donors play a critical role in financing congressional elections, accounting for more than half of all money raised in House campaigns. But significant donors (defined here as those contributing more than $200) are the least understood participants in the system. Defenders assert that con...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Francia, Peter (Autor), Green, John (Autor), Herrnson, Paul (Autor), Wilcox, Clyde (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2003]
Colección:Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics Into the 21st Century
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Who Are the Financiers of Congressional Elections?
  • 3. What Motivates Donors?
  • 4. Candidates, Donors, and Fundraising Techniques
  • 5. The Contribution
  • 6. The Donors Contact Congress
  • 7. Congressional Donors and Campaign Reform
  • 8. Conclusion
  • Appendix: Methodology
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • Backmatter