Campaign Finance and American Democracy: What the Public Really Thinks and Why It Matters

by David M. Primo

Book Overview

In recent decades, and particularly since the US Supreme Court's controversial Citizens United decision, lawmakers and other elites have told Americans that stricter campaign finance laws are needed to improve faith in the elections process, increase trust in the government, and counter cynicism toward politics. But as David M. Primo and Jeffrey D. Milyo argue, politicians and the public alike should reconsider the conventional wisdom in light...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022671294X
• ISBN13: 9780226712949
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"