The Sound of Money: How Political Interests Get What They Want / Edition 1

by Burdett Loomis, Darrell West

Overview

In their compelling new book, The Sound of Money: How Political Interests Get What They Want, West and Loomis probe the connection between interest-group spending and congressional policy making.

In recent years, important battles have been fought over health care reform, telecommunications deregulation, and Medicare, to name just a few. The interest groups most successful at influencing policy are those with the most money to spend on advertising and lobbying. West and Loomis caution that as the "sound" of money in American politics grows louder, this new group activism will increasingly affect—and maybe even threaten—the viability of representative government.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780393973389
Publisher:	Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date:	10/17/1998
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.70(d)

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Charles Lewis

An important and timely book.

Editorial Reviews

"a fine new book about influence buying." -- John Mulligan, Washington Bureau Chief, Providence Journal

John Mulligan

"an important and timely book." Charles Lewis, Center for Public Integrity, Washington, D.C.

Charles Lewis