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Money in Politics

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  • Date Published: June 2022
  • availability: Available
  • format: Paperback
  • isbn: 9781009054713

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  • In politics, money is often the name of the game. Politicians enrich themselves while in office, spend campaign money to finance their re-election, and accept lucrative 'golden parachute' jobs after leaving office. Money in Politics argues that these different forms of capital are part of a common system and should be analyzed in a single framework. The book advances a comparative theory that shows how self-enrichment, campaign spending, and golden parachute jobs are connected to each other. This theory explains when and how money enters politics, ultimately illuminating that a change in one form affects the other types and revealing the consequences this has for democracy. The book uses a wide range of evidence from countries around the world, including causally identified quantitative studies, qualitative cross-national comparisons, and original survey experiments. Enlightening and instructive, this book shows that we can only fully comprehend the role of money in politics when we view it as a common system to be analyzed and critiqued.

    • Provides rigorous theory and empirical evidence in non-technical language to make the book accessible to readers without specialized training in political science or statistics
    • Helps the reader think about policies that effectively address money in politics and avoid unintended consequences
    • Utilizes a wide range of evidence from countries across the globe
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    ‘An excellent book for collections on campaigns, elections, election law, and democratic theory. … Recommended.’ D. Schultz, Choice

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    • Date Published: June 2022
    • format: Paperback
    • isbn: 9781009054713
    • length: 300 pages
    • dimensions: 227 x 151 x 16 mm
    • weight: 0.41kg
    • availability: Available
  • Table of Contents

    1. Introduction
    2. Types of Money in Politics
    3. The System of Money in Politics
    4. The Connection between Self-Enrichment and Campaign Spending
    5. The Connection between Campaign Spending and Golden Parachute Jobs
    6. The System of Money in Politics in Comparative Perspective
    7. Consequences for Democracy
    8. Evolving the Conversation about Money in Politics.

  • Author

    Simon Weschle, Syracuse University, New York
    Simon Weschle is an Assistant Professor in Political Science at Syracuse University. His research focuses on democratic representation and accountability, and factors that impede it.

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