{"product_id":"coining-corruption-9780875803777","title":"Coining Corruption","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe US Supreme Court, in Buckley v Valeo (1976), defined corruption as quid pro quo - \"get for giving\" - meaning Congress could only regulate the kind of corruption that had occurred if a campaign contributor received political favors from the candidate. This book provides a story about the successes and limitations of political reform.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA good overall evaluation on the history of money and politics in American elections.\u003c\/p\u003e * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA terrific book about the history of campaign finance reform and how notions of political corruption and democratic theory have evolved and shifted over the past 130 years.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Adam Winkler, UCLA School of Law\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn eye-opening examination of the history, flaws, and bright points of America's modern political system.\u003c\/p\u003e * The Midwest Book Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Ignoring History and the Conundrum of Reform\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1: The Beginnings of the Campaign Finance System\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2: Funding the National Interest\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3: The Progressive Promise Derailed\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4: Managing the Marketplace of Ideas\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5: Campaign Finance \"Reform\" in the New Deal\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6: Professionalizing Politics and the \"De-political\" Court\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7: Coining Corruption\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: From Buckley to BCRA and Beyond\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Works Cited\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406419632471,"sku":"9780875803777","price":37.05,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780875803777.jpg?v=1730495737","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/coining-corruption-9780875803777","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}