Robert E Mutch

Buying the Vote

A History of Campaign Finance Reform

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Produktbeschreibung

Buying the Vote analyzes the rise and decline of campaign finance reform by tracking changes in the funding of presidential campaigns and changes in the debate over reforming fundraising practices. An examination of Supreme Court decisions shows how the Court has fashioned a profoundly inegalitarian redefinition of American democracy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 390
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 157mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 703g
• ISBN-13: 9780199340002
• ISBN-10: 0199340005
• Artikelnr.: 40029619

Autorenporträt

Robert E. Mutch is an independent scholar who specializes in the history of campaign finance.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter One From Plutocrats to Populists: 1884-1900
Chapter Two The 1904 Election and the First Scandals: 1904-1907
Chapter Three The Beginning of Reform: 1905-1907
Chapter Four The Triumph of Reform: 1908-1911
Chapter Five Big Business Money Remains Dominant: 1912-1928
Chapter Six Organized Labor Becomes Active: 1932-1948
Chapter Seven The Revival of Reform: 1952-1972
Chapter Eight From Buckley to Austin: 1976-1990
Chapter Nine From Reform to Reaction: 1996-Present
Conclusion
Appendix Contributors to Theodore Roosevelt's 1904 Campaign
References
Index