Campaign finance and political polarization : when purists prevail / Raymond J. La Raja and Brian F. Schaffner
データ種別 | 電子ブック |
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出版情報 | Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press , 2015 |
本文言語 | 英語 |
大きさ | 1 online resource |
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資料種別 | 機械可読データファイル |
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内容注記 | Campaign finance laws, purists, and pragmatists: who benefits? The ideological wellsprings of campaign money Who gets campaign money and why rules matter Ideological polarization in state legislatures The hydraulics of campaign money The future of reform: build canals, not dams |
一般注記 | "Efforts to reform the U.S. campaign finance system typically focus on the corrupting influence of large contributions. Yet, as Raymond J. La Raja and Brian F. Schaffner argue, reforms aimed at cutting the flow of money into politics have unintentionally favored candidates with extreme ideological agendas and, consequently, fostered political polarization. Drawing on data from 50 states and the U.S. Congress over 20 years, La Raja and Schaffner reveal that current rules allow wealthy ideological groups and donors to dominate the financing of political campaigns. In order to attract funding, candidates take uncompromising positions on key issues and, if elected, take their partisan views into the legislature. As a remedy, the authors propose that additional campaign money be channeled through party organizations - rather than directly to candidates - because these organizations tend to be less ideological than the activists who now provide the lion's share of money to political candidates. Shifting campaign finance to parties would ease polarization by reducing the influence of 'purist' donors with their rigid policy stances. La Raja and Schaffner conclude the book with policy recommendations for campaign finance in the United States. They are among the few non-libertarians who argue that less regulation, particularly for political parties, may in fact improve the democratic process."--Publisher description Open Access English Includes bibliographical references and index Description based on print version record |
著者標目 | *La Raja, Raymond J., 1965- Schaffner, Brian F. |
件 名 | LCSH:Electronic books BSH:Electronic books LCSH:Campaign funds LCSH:Polarization (Social sciences) FREE:Elections & referenda FREE:Political parties FREE:Politics & government BISACSH:POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Elections 全ての件名で検索 BISACSH:POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General 全ての件名で検索 BISACSH:POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General 全ての件名で検索 FREE:Campaign funds FREE:Polarization (Social sciences) |
分 類 | DC23:324.7/8 |
書誌ID | ED00004260 |
ISBN | 9780472121601 |