Campaign Finance Reform

The Political Shell Game

AvMelissa M. Smith,Glenda C. Williams

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

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For decades, campaign finance reform has been an on-going topic of discussion. In particular, the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA) was heralded as a major breakthrough in controlling the flow of money into campaigns. Almost immediately, political players found other ways to financially manipulate the new laws. Campaign Finance Reform: The Political Shell Game provides an in-depth look at the history of political campaign finance reform with special emphasis on legislative, FEC, and federal court actions from the 1970s to present. In particular, the authors examine the ways that campaigns and independent groups have sought to make end-runs around existing campaign finance rules. Oftentimes the loopholes they find make a significant impact on an election, sparking the next round of campaign finance reform. New rules are then enacted, and new loopholes are found. Like a big political shell game, the amount of money in politics never actually decreases, but instead gets moved around from one organization to another.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-06-05
Mått:164 x 243 x 17 mm
Vikt:397 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Bloomsbury Studies in Political Communication
Antal sidor:164
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780739145654

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Mer om författaren

Melissa M. Smith is assistant professor of communication at Mississippi State University.Glenda C. Williams is associate professor of telecommunication and film at The University of Alabama and president of the Broadcast Education Association.Larry Powell is professor of communication studies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.Gary A. Copeland is professor and chair of the Telecommunication and Film Department at The University of Alabama.

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'Follow the money' is an apt aphorism for this book. Politically-minded students will learn how money is raised and where the jobs are. Highly recommended.

Innehållsförteckning

Part 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Chapter 1. An Overview of Campaign Finance LawPart 3 Historical BackgroundChapter 4 Chapter 2. Political parties and Campaign Finance LawChapter 5 Chapter 3. NCPAC and the Development of Third-Party ExpendituresPart 6 The 527sChapter 7 Chapter 4. The History of 527 OrganizationsChapter 8 Chapter 5. Swift Boat Veterans and MoveOn.orgChapter 9 Chapter 6. Analysis of 527 ads in 2004 electionChapter 10 Chapter 7. Silence Is(n't) Golden: Responding to 527 adsPart 11 Future of Campaign Finance ReformChapter 12 Chapter 8. The Possible Future of 527sChapter 13 Chapter 9. The Future of Campaign Finance LawsPart 14 Afterward: Corporations Are Given a Free Rein