The Day After Reform: Sobering Campaign Finance Lessons from the American States

Abstract

Foreword Richard P. Nathan, Director, The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Laws and Agencies The Scope (and Limit) of Reform: A Brief Federal Detour State Laws: The Early Wave Changes in State Laws Since 1980 Administering the Laws: Agency Resources 3. Turning Laws Into Tasks: The Assumptions Underlying Disclosure Agency Tasks Agency's Work Is Never Done After the Agency--Then What? 4. Public Funding: Themes and Variations Public Funding Themes Which Candidates Participate? Public Support for Funding Trends Downward Political Support for Funding: The Need for Consensus 5. Slipping and Sliding: How Interest Groups Have Adapted to Regulation Tactical Responses: Getting Around the Law Unequal Effects The Effects of Increased Complexity Summary 6. The Limits of Party Limits Overview Florida Wisconsin Washington Minnesota Conclusions 7. What Helps Competition? Public Financing: Good, At Most, for a Start What Really Helps Challengers: It's the Money, No Matter From Where The Party's the Key Turnign the Tables Conclusions 8. If the Standard Cures Fail, What Can One Do? Accountability, Disclosure, and Limits Encouraging Competition, Debate, and Participation Concluding Thoughts Index

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