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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811853503321

Autore

Gordon Stacy B. <1965->

Titolo

Campaign contributions and legislative voting : a new approach / / Stacy B. Gordon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; London, : Routledge, 2005

ISBN

1-135-93108-9

1-135-93109-7

9786610199914

1-280-19991-1

0-203-99795-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Disciplina

328.794/0775

Soggetti

Campaign funds - California

Political action committees - California

Legislation - California

Campaign funds - United States

Political action committees - United States

Legislation - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-200) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Interest Groups and Policy Making; 2. The Effects of Contributions on the Representative Process; 3. John Doolittle and the California Trial Lawyers Association; 4. Bills on Which Contributions Did (and Did Not) Affect Critical Votes; 5. Campaign Contributions and Critical Votes in the Governmental Organization Committee; 6. Do Committee Characteristics Matter?; Appendix A: Methodological Appendix; Appendix B: Statistical Results; Appendix C:  Questionnaire on Committee Jurisdictions

Appendix D: Questionnaire: Identifying "Juice" Committees in the California State SenateNotes; Bibliography; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

This book studies the current paradox within the voting literature on campaign contributions and legislative voting behavior.