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UNINA9910957073003321 |
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Autore |
Powell Lynda W |
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The influence of campaign contributions in state legislatures : the effects of institutions and politics / / Lynda W. Powell |
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Ann Arbor : , : University of Michigan Press, , c2012 |
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9786613532473 |
9781280128592 |
1280128593 |
9780472028276 |
0472028278 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (271 pages) |
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Collana |
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Legislative politics & policy making |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Campaign funds - United States - States |
Legislators - United States - States |
Legislation - United States - States |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Measuring the influence of campaign contributions in the legislative process -- Patterns of state legislative campaign finance -- An investment model of campaign contributions -- The time legislators devote to fundraising -- How much is a legislator's time worth to a contributor? -- The influence of campaign contributions in legislative chambers -- Fundraising for the caucus: expectations and practices -- Fundraising and lobbying. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Campaign contributions are widely viewed as a corrupting influence but most scholarly research concludes that they have marginal impact on legislative behavior. Lynda W. Powell shows that contributions have considerable influence in some state legislatures but very little in others. Using a national survey of legislators, she develops an innovative measure of influence and delineates the factors that explain this great variation across the 99 U.S. state legislative chambers. Powell identifies the personal, institutional, and political factors that determine how much time a legislator devotes to personal fundraising and fundraising for the caucus. She shows that the extent of donors' |
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