Gaming Arizona
Public Money and Shifting Candidate Strategies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6098681 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marilyn G Miller (0000-0001-5615-9828, Cornell University, corresponding author), Michael T Miller (0000-0001-8120-1645), Michael Miller (0000-0003-0781-7868) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 527-532 |
| Publication date | 2008-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | PS Political Science & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-0965 • E-ISSN: 1537-5935 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1049096508080700 |
| OpenAlex | W2155613076 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 6 |
Since public election financing was first implemented during the wave of post-Watergate reforms, the burning question has been, “does it work?” Evaluations of public financing have focused on its primary objectives, which are designed to address familiar grievances: Elections are too expensive and not competitive enough. Corporate PACs and other “special interests” contribute disproportionately to incumbents because they are interested in purchasing influence. Candidates must devote so much time to fundraising that little is left for other campaign tasks. Lost in these considerations, however, is the fact that mandated financial parity changes the strategic environment candidates function in, altering their decision making and potentially changing the nature of elections. As fully subsidized elections gain increasing ubiquity in the United States, reformers must decide whether this is a cost worth bearing
Business · Campaign finance · Economics · Market economy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Purchasing · Subsidy · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Fiscal Policies and Political Economy · Housing Market and Economics · Law · Finance · Marketing
Campaign Finance Reform Reconsidered
Campaign activities and state election outcomes
Strategic Contributing in Legislative Campaigns
The Impact of Public Financing on Electoral Competitiveness
Public Financing of Legislative Elections
The Impact of Public Finance Laws on Fundraising in State Legislative Elections
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0.23 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2020 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |