Small Change Money, Political Parties, and Campaign Finance Reform

Name: Small Change Money, Political Parties, and Campaign Finance Reform
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ISBN: 9780472050284

ISBN-10: 0472050281

ISBN-13: 9780472050284

Edition: 2008

Authors: Raymond J. La Raja

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Small Change offers an engaging account of campaign finance reforms' contradictory history; it is a must-read for anyone concerned about influence of money on democratic elections. La Raja traces the history of the U.S. campaign finance system from the late nineteenth century through the passage of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) of 2002. Then, using the 2004 presidential election as a case study, he compares the ways in which Democrats and Republicans adapted their national fund-raising and campaigning strategies to satisfy BCRA regulations. Drawing upon this wealth of historical and recent evidence, he concludes with recommendations for reforming campaign finance in ways that…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Publication date: 3/5/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Mark Gibney is the Carol G. Belk Distinguished Professor in Humanities at the University of North Carolina-Asheville. He has authored numerous books and is an award-winning scholar of human rights.



List of Tables


List of Figures


Acknowledgments



Money and Politics



Mugwump Reform and the Decline of Political Parties



A History of Federal Campaign Finance Laws



Explaining Campaign Finance Reform and the BCRA



Consequences of Reform for Party Fund-raising



Consequences of Reform for Party Campaigning



The Aftermath of the BCRA


Afterword


Appendix


Notes


References


Index