The Fallacy of Campaign Finance Reform

by John Samples

At first glance, campaign finance reform looks like a good idea. McCain-Feingold, for instance, regulates campaigns by prohibiting national political parties from accepting soft money contributions from corporations, labor unions, and wealthy individuals. But are such measures, or any of the numerous and similarly restrictive proposals that have circulated through Washington in recent years, really good for our democracy? John Samples says no, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226734501
• ISBN13: 9780226734507
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.2"