Umfang:
Online-Ressource (xii, 171 p)
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24 cm
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0691002665
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0691002673
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9781283339711
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9781400823307
Inhalt:
Do small but wealthy interest groups influence referendums, ballot initiatives, and other forms of direct legislation at the expense of the broader public interest? Many observers argue that they do, often lamenting that direct legislation has, paradoxically, been captured by the very same wealthy interests whose power it was designed to curb. Elisabeth Gerber, however, challenges that argument. In this first systematic study of how money and interest group power actually affect direct legislation, she reveals that big spending does not necessarily mean big influence. Gerber bases her findin
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0691002665
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 1283339684
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0691002673
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780691002668
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780691002675
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The Populist Paradox : Interest Group Influence and the Promise of Direct Legislation
Sprache:
Englisch
