| Money Matters: Consequences of Campaign Finance Reform in House Elections Contributor(s): Goidel, Robert K. (Author), Gross, Donald A. (Author), Shields, Todd G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0847688682 ISBN-13: 9780847688685 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $44.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1999 Annotation: Methods of campaign financing have been controversial since George Washington first ran for office, and debates over campaign finance reform have raged just as long. Contemporary critics of reform often contend that it would decrease electoral competition, voter turnout, and the amount of information voters receive about candidates. Money Matters subjects these criticisms to careful, systemic analysis-using simulations, aggregate vote analyses, and individual-level data analyses based on House elections-and concludes that reform, with modest public subsidies and spending limits, would enhance rather than diminish the U.S. system of democratic governance. Visit our website for sample chapters! |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Campaigns & Elections - Political Science | Political Process - General - Political Science | American Government - General |
| Dewey: 324.780 |
| LCCN: 98-52024 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.08" W x 8.96" (0.68 lbs) 228 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Methods of campaign financing have been controversial since George Washington first ran for office, and debates over campaign finance reform have raged just as long. Contemporary critics of reform often contend that it would decrease electoral competition, voter turnout, and the amount of information voters receive about candidates. Money Matters subjects these criticisms to careful, systemic analysis_using simulations, aggregate vote analyses, and individual-level data analyses based on House elections_and concludes that reform, with modest public subsidies and spending limits, would enhance rather than diminish the U.S. system of democratic governance. This timely book helps bridge the gap between quantitative academic research and applied progressive reform efforts. It will be of interest to scholars and students of political parties, the legislative process, campaigns and elections, political institutions, public policy, and political behavior and methodology. |