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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 cont...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
2012.
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| Colección: | Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics Into the 21st Century.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 contributing money to campaigns is part of a broader pattern of civic involvement and is free speech that gives a voice to various interests. Detractors argue that these contributions are undemocratic, enabling wealthy citizens to overwhelm the voices of the many and to promote narrow business and polic. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (219 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780231513029 023151302X |