The Influence of Campaign Contributions in State Legislatures: The Effects of Institutions and Politics - Couverture rigide

Powell, Lynda W.

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ISBN 10 : 0472071726 ISBN 13 : 9780472071722

Editeur : The University of Michigan Press, 2012

Synopsis

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' 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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Lynda W. Powell is Professor of Political Science at the University of Rochester.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The University of Michigan Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0472071726
• ISBN 13: 9780472071722
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 272
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• Personne responsable: non disponible