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Pay-to-Play Politics examines money and politics from different angles to understand a central paradox of American democracy: why, when the public and politicians decry money as the worst aspect of American politics, are there so few signs of change?

Table of Contents

Figures and Tables
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2. The Public and Political Money
3. Cash, Courts, and the Constitution
4. Business, Money, and Politics
5. Money at the Capitol
6. The Moneyed Presidency
7. Reforming the Political System
Notes
Index

About the Author

Heath Brown, PhD, is assistant professor of public policy at the City University of New York, John Jay College of Criminal Justice and The Graduate Center, New York, NY.