Financing the 2012 election

Financing the 2012 election / David B. Magleby, editor.

The amount of money flowing through U.S. politics continues to astound. ""While not all expenditures are reported, "" writes David Magleby, ""our best estimate is that at least 8 billion was spent in the 2012 federal elections."" In this essential volume, the...

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Main Author: Magleby, David B. (Author, Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2014.
Subjects:
United States. > Congress > Elections, 2012 > Finance.
United States. > Congress
2012
Presidents > United States > Election > 2012 > Finance.
Campaign funds > United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Elections.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > American Government > General.
Campaign funds
Presidents > Election > Finance
United States
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:The amount of money flowing through U.S. politics continues to astound. ""While not all expenditures are reported, "" writes David Magleby, ""our best estimate is that at least 8 billion was spent in the 2012 federal elections."" In this essential volume, the latest in aquadrennial series dating back to 1960, Magleby and his colleagues reveal where all this the money came from, where it went, what were the results-and why it matters. Anthony Corrado examines the most important changes and legal challenges to the law and regulation of campaign finance leading up to the 2012 election. John Green,
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 292 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780815725626
0815725620
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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