Mary Jo McGowan Shepherd

Campaign Finance Complexity

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the campaign finance system, which affects decisions of individuals to run for office. Candidates incur increased costs learning and complying with regulations, which create a drag on candidacy participation. This has important implications for candidacy decisions, regulatory systems, and campaign finance reforms.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 448g
• ISBN-13: 9781498535069
• ISBN-10: 1498535062
• Artikelnr.: 50451728

Autorenporträt

Mary Jo McGowan Shepherd is lecturer in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Chapter 1: Institutional Theory Chapter 2: Complexity of
Legislation Chapter 3: Campaign Finance Reform Chapter 4: Plain Language
Theory Chapter 5: Plain Language Experiment Chapter 6: Candidate Decisions
Chapter 7: Study Methods Chapter 8: Data Analysis Conclusion Appendix A:
Plain Language Experiment Questions Appendix B: The NC Original and Plain
Language Statutes Appendix C: Figure 7.2 Candidacy Requirements and Figure
7.3 Definition Tables Measured by Word Counts and Flesch-Kincaid Grade
Reading Level Appendix D: Regression Charts, Variable Definitions,
Descriptive Statistics