Cozy Politics: Political Parties, Campaign Finance, and Compromised Governance

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Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2002 - 273 halaman
Kobrak (public administration and political science, Western Michigan U.) distinguishes the traditional corruption of pork- barreling from cozy politics, which he says directly impacts the very nature of the political system and the relationship of citizens to their government. By cozy politics he means the reliance of politicians on big-money campaign contributions, and the political favors the contributors receive in turn. His solution is widespread citizen participation, encouraged by a restructuring of political parties and a more modest reworking of the government. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
 

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Income Quintile 19621997
1
The Changing Political Environment
13
Why Parties Matter
55
The OnceandFuture Party
87
The Escalation of Cozy Politics
107
Pathways to Congressional Decisionmaking
139
From Compromised Governance
175
Reinventing Political Parties
203
Notes
231
Selected Bibliography
259
About the Book 273
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Peter Kobrak is professor of public administration and political science at Western Michigan University. He has written extensively on public spending and political decisionmaking.

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