{"product_id":"coining-corruption-the-making-of-the-american-campaign-finance-system-hardback-9780875803777","title":"Coining Corruption; The Making of the American Campaign Finance System (Hardback) 9780875803777","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCoining Corruption\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Making of the American Campaign Finance System\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKurt Hohenstein (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780875803777\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 August 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eA good overall evaluation on the history of money and politics in American elections.\u003c\/p\u003e (Choice) \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 \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)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the wake of Watergate, Congress passed the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) in an effort to prevent the corruption of future elections. The U.S. 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 definition has since shaped and limited efforts at campaign finance reform, often with ironic and unintended consequences. By shifting the focus to the source and amount of contributions, the justices in the Buckley decision ignored disparities in funding and the resulting ability of particular candidates to dominate communication channels.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCoining Corruption\u003c\/i\u003e, legal and political historian Kurt Hohenstein provides a hitherto untold story about the successes and limitations of political reform. From 1876 until 1976, lawmakers and courts permitted regulation that potentially infringed upon freedom of speech: they understood corruption as the conversion of economic power into political power. In their view, corruption existed if a candidate's unfettered campaign spending overwhelmed other voices and limited real deliberation. Yet, as Hohenstein shows, Buckley's limited \"quid pro quo\" definition ignores these considerations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFollowing the evolution of the campaign finance system through the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2001 and the Supreme Court's decisions in McConnell v. FEC (2001) and Landell v. Sorrell (2006), Hohenstein calls for a return to a broad, historical understanding of corruption. American democracy demands regulation of the sources and amounts of campaign funding in order to prevent a monopoly on the vehicles of political debate. Those interested in reform politics, public policy, constitutional history, and Congress will appreciate this groundbreaking study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Northern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52584753070360,"sku":"9780875803777","price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/coining-corruption-the-making-of-the-american-campaign-finance-system-hardback-9780875803777","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}