{"product_id":"campaign-finance-reform-a-sourcebook-paperback","title":"Campaign Finance Reform: A Sourcebook - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTrevor Potter\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eFrank Sorauf\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eThomas E. Mann\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume pulls together key documents--statutes, court decisions, FEC advisory opinions, draft legislation--and scholarly articles that are essential references for any informed discussion of campaign finance reform. Each chapter includes a set of reprinted materials preceded by an explanation of the relevant issues by the editors. Topics include the history of federal statutes on campaign finance; major Supreme Court decisions; the constitutional contours of the current debate; a roadmap to the present rules of the game; political action committees; national parties; hard and soft money; express and issue advocacy; enforcing campaign finance law; and recent innovations and proposals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe volume is designed to help reformers and interested citizens understand how current campaign finance practices have evolved from previous decisions made by legislative, judicial, and executive bodies and what might be entailed in moving the system in a desired direction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach of the editors has extensive practical experience in the field of campaign finance.\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor interested citizens, students of American democracy, members of the press, and would-be reformers, this book sheds light on the past, present, and future of campaign finance reform.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAnthony Corrado \u003c\/b\u003eis the Charles J. Dana Professor of Government at Colby College and a nonresident senior fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. He is a coeditor of \u003ci\u003eCampaign Finance Reform: A Sourcebook\u003c\/i\u003e and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe New Campaign Finance Sourcebook\u003c\/i\u003e, both published by Brookings. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 402\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.07 x 9.14 x 7.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42722498445375,"sku":"9780815715818","price":62.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/971ca505bb0ce4fbae239e8e02bfe33c.webp?v=1765095960","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/campaign-finance-reform-a-sourcebook-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}