Damon M. Cann

Sharing the Wealth (eBook, PDF)

Member Contributions and the Exchange Theory of Party Influence in the U.S. House of Representatives

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Winner of the 2009 Richard F. Fenno Jr. Prize of the Legislative Studies Section of the American Political Science Association

While students of American politics are accustomed to thinking of members of Congress as recipients of campaign contributions, Sharing the Wealth shows that incumbents are increasingly active as contributors to their parties and other political candidates. As this provocative study shows, member contributions have grown exponentially in recent years to finance the fierce biannual battle for majority control of Congress. Utilizing both quantitative methods and case studies, Damon M. Cann examines arrangements designed to advance ambitions of individuals while ultimately strengthening parties, and also explores several important consequences of this growing phenomenon. More than a campaign finance study, Sharing the Wealth offers a comprehensive examination of member-to-member and member-to-party contributions, and makes the connection between member contributions and the growing strength of political parties in Congress.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: State University of New York Press
• Seitenzahl: 136
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Juli 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780791478103
• Artikelnr.: 60502029

Autorenporträt

Damon M. Cann is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Georgia.