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Public financing in American elections /

Reformers argue that public financing of campaigns will help rescue American democracy from the corruptive influence of money in elections. Public Financing in American Elections evaluates this claim and aims to remove much of the guesswork from the discussion about public finance. Featuring some of...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Panagopoulos, Costas
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, ©2011.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. Political Science and Policy Studies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Reformers argue that public financing of campaigns will help rescue American democracy from the corruptive influence of money in elections. Public Financing in American Elections evaluates this claim and aims to remove much of the guesswork from the discussion about public finance. Featuring some of the most senior scholars in political science and electoral studies, this book provides an up-to-date treatment of campaign finance research and thinking about public campaign financing reforms. Exploring proposals at the local, state, and federal levels, the contributors provide a comprehensive overview of public financing initiatives in the United States and discuss their impact. Focused analyses of several current public programs are also presented.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 258 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781439906941
1439906947
1439906920
9781439906927