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Pay-to-Play Politics - How Money Defines the American Democracy (Hardcover)
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Pay-to-Play Politics - How Money Defines the American Democracy (Hardcover)
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Pay-to-Play Politics examines money and politics from different
angles to understand a central paradox of American democracy: why,
when the public and politicians decry money as the worst aspect of
American politics, are there so few signs of change? Everyone from
Hillary Clinton to Bernie Sanders to Ted Cruz complains about the
corrupting role of money and politics, but money is the lifeblood
of their political survival. The public, too, deplores big money
politics, despite regularly reelecting the richest candidates for
office. The purpose of this book is to reconcile how—against many
people's wishes—the connection between money and politics has
come to define American democracy. Examining the issue from the
perspective of the public, the courts, big business, Congress, and
the presidency, Heath Brown argues that money can often be harmful
to the political process, but not always in ways we expect or in
ways we can directly observe. More money does not necessarily
guarantee electoral, legislative, or executive victories, but money
does greatly change political access, opportunity, and trust.
Without a nuanced understanding of the nature of the problem,
future reforms will be misguided and fruitless. Pay-to-Play
Politics concludes by making concrete recommendations for reform,
including feasible ways to reach bipartisan consensus.
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