The Populist Paradox: Interest Group Influence and the Promise of Direct Legislation

by Elisabeth R. Gerber

Book Overview

Do small but wealthy interest groups influence referendums, ballot initiatives, and other forms of direct legislation at the expense of the broader public interest? Many observers argue that they do, often lamenting that direct legislation has, paradoxically, been captured by the very same wealthy interests whose power it was designed to curb. Elisabeth Gerber, however, challenges that argument. In this first systematic study of how money and interest...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691002673
• ISBN13: 9780691002675
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"