Small Change: Money, Political Parties, and Campaign Finance Reform | 
| Author: Raymond J. La Raja
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 902360
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.9
ISBN: 0472050281
Dewey Decimal Number: 324.780973
EAN: 9780472050284
ASIN: 0472050281
Publication Date: March 5, 2008
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All democracies face the dilemma of how to pay for politics. Money fuels the campaigns that inform and mobilize voters. But private political contributions raise the specter of undue influence, or, worse, political corruption. In "Small Change", Raymond J. La Raja reviews the history of America's efforts at federal campaign finance reform and explains why they have largely failed to stem the flow of money in politics: partisans often design new reforms to give themselves electoral advantage over their rivals, rather than as a tool for combating corruption. "Small Change" suggests alternative ways of crafting reforms that actually promote fairness and democratic accountability. The book is an engaging account of campaign reform's contradictory history, and a must-read for anyone curious about the role of money in American politics.
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