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The economic realities of political reform : elections and the U.S. Senate / James L. Regens, Ronald Keith Gaddie.
Author
Regens, James L.
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1995.
Description
1 online resource (ix, 121 pages)
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Subject(s)
United States Congress Senate
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Elections
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Campaign funds
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United States
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Political campaigns
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United States
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Politics, Practical
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United States
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Author
Gaddie, Ronald Keith
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Series
Murphy Institute studies in political economy
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Summary note
A central political issue in American politics during the 1990s is the need for political campaign reform. The authors examine US Senate elections to determine the role money plays in Senate elections; their analysis indicates that the system of campaign finance resembles a market, with legislators as the recipients of financial largesse based on their institutional positions and political vulnerability. This rent-seeking relationship between economic interests and legislators has transformed the dynamic of Senate elections. The authors assess the potential impact of several electoral reform proposals. Spending limits and public funding proposals, they argue, will not have the impact expected by reform advocates. Term limit and public funding proposals would disrupt the rent-seeking relationship between legislators and economic interests. These proposals also face political and constitutional barriers to implementation.
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Contents
1. The Senate In Transition And Campaign Finance
2. Early Money And Profit Taking In Senate Campaigns
3. Targeting Rent Provision By Major Interests
4. Sitting In The Cheap Seats?
5. Implications For Campaign-Finance Reform
6. Reform And The Rent-Seeking Legislature.
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ISBN
9780511528033 (ebook)
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