Cozy Politics: Political Parties, Campaign Finance, and Compromised GovernanceLynne Rienner Publishers, 2002 - 273 sider Kobrak (public administration and political science, Western Michigan U.) distinguishes the traditional corruption of pork- barreling from cozy politics, which he says directly impacts the very nature of the political system and the relationship of citizens to their government. By cozy politics he means the reliance of politicians on big-money campaign contributions, and the political favors the contributors receive in turn. His solution is widespread citizen participation, encouraged by a restructuring of political parties and a more modest reworking of the government. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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Income Quintile 19621997 | 1 |
The Changing Political Environment | 13 |
Why Parties Matter | 55 |
The OnceandFuture Party | 87 |
The Escalation of Cozy Politics | 107 |
Pathways to Congressional Decisionmaking | 139 |
From Compromised Governance | 175 |
Reinventing Political Parties | 203 |
Notes | 231 |
| 259 | |
About the Book 273 | |
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