Money In Politics - 9781009054713
Cambridge University Press
ISBN13:
9781009054713
$38.77
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.
- | Author: Simon Weschle
- | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- | Publication Date: Jun 09, 2022
- | Number of Pages: 274 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback/Political Science
- | ISBN-10: 1009054716
- | ISBN-13: 9781009054713
- Author:
- Simon Weschle
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:
- Jun 09, 2022
- Number of pages:
- 274 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback/Political Science
- ISBN-10:
- 1009054716
- ISBN-13:
- 9781009054713