Improper influence : campaign finance law, political interest groups, and the problem of equality / Thomas Gais.

Author
Gais, Thomas, 1952- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
1st ed.
Published/​Created
Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c1996.
Description
1 online resource (254 p.)

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Summary note
Presents an original argument regarding the role of money in national politics.
Notes
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of description
Description based on information from the publisher.
Language note
English
Contents
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Figures
  • Tables
  • Abbreviations
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Collective Action, Institutions, and Bias in the PAC System
  • 3. The Size and Scope of the PAC System
  • 4. PAC Formation among Interest Groups: Incentives and Their Limits
  • 5. PAC Formation among Interest Groups: Institutional Constraints
  • 6. PAC's, Groups, and Public Policies
  • 7. PAC's, Groups, and the Political Parties
  • 8. Conclusions
  • Appendixes
  • A. Merged Data on Associations and PAC's: Sources, Procedures, and Descriptions
  • B. Coding PAC's according to Occupational Type: Data Sources and Coding Rules
  • C. Explanation of the Interactive Model of PAC Affiliation
  • Notes
  • Works Cited
  • Index.
ISBN
  • 9786612765643
  • 9781282765641
  • 1282765647
  • 9780472027378
  • 0472027379
OCLC
  • 609163983
  • 604082260
  • 729021289
Doi
  • 10.3998/mpub.14656
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