Format:
Online-Ressource (xii, 171 p)
,
24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0691002665
,
0691002673
,
9781283339711
,
9781400823307
Content:
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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0691002665
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1283339684
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0691002673
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780691002668
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780691002675
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The Populist Paradox : Interest Group Influence and the Promise of Direct Legislation
Language:
English
