Money in Politics

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.

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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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Product details

• Date Published: June 2022
• format: Paperback
• isbn: 9781009054713
• length: 300 pages

• dimensions: 227 x 151 x 16 mm
• weight: 0.41kg
• availability: Available