The Economic Realities of Political Reform: Elections and the Us Senate

by Ronald Keith Gaddie and James L. Regens

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521023513
• ISBN13: 9780521023511
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"