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UNINA9910957073003321 |
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Powell Lynda W |
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Titolo |
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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Campaign funds - United States - States |
Legislators - United States - States |
Legislation - United States - States |
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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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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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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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legislative influence varies in ways corresponding to the same variations in the factors that determine fundraising time. She also confirms a link between fundraising and lobbying with evidence supporting the theory that contributors gain access to legislators based on donations, Powell's findings have important implications for the debate over the role of money in the legislative process. |
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Record Nr. |
UNINA9910971386303321 |
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Titolo |
Crafting an African security architecture : addressing regional peace and conflict in the 21st century / / Hany Besada |
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Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2010 |
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1-315-57453-5 |
1-317-15874-1 |
1-317-15873-3 |
1-282-61483-5 |
9786612614835 |
1-4094-0326-2 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (251 p.) |
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Collana |
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The international political economy of new regionalisms series |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Security, International - Africa |
National security - Africa |
Conflict management - Africa |
Peace-building - Africa |
Africa Politics and government 21st century |
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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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Description based upon print version of record. |
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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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Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Notes on Contributors; List of Abbreviations; Foreword Meeting the Demand for Intervention: The Promise of African Security Architecture; 1 African Solutions for African Problems and Shared R2P; 2 Through the Lens of European Integration Theory: African Peace and Security Architecture as a Framework in Transition; 3 Hopes and Challenges for the Peace and Security |
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Architecture of the African Union; 4 From the Multilateralism of States to the Multilateralism of Peoples: The Roles of the African Union and the United Nations i |
5 The European Union (EU) and the Emerging African Peace and Security Architecture6 R2P and the IGAD Sub-region: IGAD's Contribution to Africa's Emerging R2P-oriented Security Culture; 7 Complementary Approaches to Peacekeeping? The African Union and United Nations in Burundi; 8 Partnerships for Peacebuilding in Burundi: Some Lessons Learned; 9 The DDRR and SSR Process in Liberia: Prospects and Challenges; 10 The Darfur Conflict and the Responsibility to Protect: Towards a Sustainable Peace; 11 Steady but Uneven Progress: The Operationalization of the African Standby Force |
12 A 'Public' Duty? Building Citizen Focused Accountability and Oversight Mechanisms in Global PeaceIndex |
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This book responds to new regional conflicts over health, water, land and food security in the world's poorest, most socially fragmented continent. The work assesses African regional security arrangements and provides new policy recommendations for the future. |
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