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Capitalism v. democracy : money in politics and the free market constitution /
As of the latest national elections, it costs approximately 1 billion to become president, 10 million to become a Senator, and 1 million to become a Member of the House. High-priced campaigns, an elite class of donors and spenders, superPACs, and increasing corporate political power have become the...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Stanford, California :
Stanford Law Books, an imprint of Stanford University Press,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | As of the latest national elections, it costs approximately 1 billion to become president, 10 million to become a Senator, and 1 million to become a Member of the House. High-priced campaigns, an elite class of donors and spenders, superPACs, and increasing corporate political power have become the new normal in American politics. In Capitalism v. Democracy, Timothy Kuhner explains how these conditions have corrupted American democracy, turning it into a system of rule that favors the wealthy and marginalizes ordinary citizens. Kuhner maintains that these conditions have corrupted capitalism a. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 360 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-349) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780804791588 0804791589 |