Public Financing in American Elections

✍ Scribed by Costas Panagopoulos (editor)

• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 269
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Reformers argue that public financing of campaigns will help rescue American democracy from the corruptive influence of money in elections. Public Financing in American Elections evaluates this claim and aims to remove much of the guesswork from the discussion about public finance. Featuring some of the most senior scholars in political science and electoral studies, this book provides an up-to-date treatment of campaign finance research and thinking about public campaign financing reforms. Exploring proposals at the local, state, and federal levels, the contributors provide a comprehensive overview of public financing initiatives in the United States and discuss their impact. Focused analyses of several current public programs are also presented.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
Introduction......Page 12
1. Back to the Future? The Quest for Public Financing of Congressional Campaigns......Page 22
2. Small Donors, Large Donors, and the Internet: Rethinking Public Financing for Presidential Elections after Obama......Page 47
4. Public Attitudes toward Publicly Financed Elections, 1972–2008......Page 135
3. Public Financing in the States and Municipalities......Page 73
Part II. The Consequences of Public Financing......Page 156
5. Campaign Finance Reform Reconsidered: New York City’s Public Finance Program at Twenty......Page 158
6. Leveling the Playing Field: Publicly Financed Campaigns and Electoral Competition......Page 187
8. Public Money, Candidate Time, and Electoral Outcomes in State Legislative Elections......Page 216
7. Public Financing and Candidate Participation in Gubernatorial Elections......Page 195
9. Does Public Financing of State Election Campaigns Increase Voter Turnout?......Page 236
10. Public Financing, Attitudes toward Government and Politics, and Efficacy......Page 249
Conclusion: The Future of Public Financing in American Elections......Page 260
Contributors......Page 262
Index......Page 264