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OverviewAlexander examines interest group involvement in direct democracy. The tools of direct democracy--initiative, referendum, and recall--were initially created to delimit the power of economic interest groups and curb the power of political machines. Today, however, many believe that direct democracy has become a tool dominated by economic interests and that ballot contests have emboldened moneyed interests, rather than stemming their power. This unanticipated consequence of direct democracy has been coined the Populist Paradox. Through two case studies, Alexander examines how debilitating the Populist Paradox truly is. The issue of gambling was selected due to the large number of affected interests and the degree of conflict enveloping the issue. Current research suggests that economic interest groups are best able to mobilize monetary resoures, while citizen groups are best able to mobilize personnel resources. The question then turns to whether the differential ability to mobilize resources translates to success or failure for groups with different bases of support. Populist and Progressive reformers obviously did not foresee the advent of campaign consultants, focus groups, direct mail, and paid petitioners. These changes in political campaigning have made the ability to mobilize personnel resources much less important. Alexander provides a valuable extension to current knowledge of group involvement in ballot campaigns that will be of particular interest to scholars, students, and other researchers involved with state and local public policy. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Robert M. AlexanderPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.379kg ISBN: 9780275974961ISBN 10: 0275974960 Pages: 144 Publication Date: 30 December 2001 Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsInterest Groups and the Initiative Process: A Void in the Literature? Treatments of Initiatives and Interest Groups Analytical Framework and Research Strategy Sovereignty, Money, and Out-of-Towners: California's Proposition 5 If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again: Missouri's Amendment 9 You Got to Know When to Hold 'Em and Know When to Fold 'Em: Lessons from California and Missouri Bibliography IndexReviews?This short study deserves to occupy a place in the literature on interest group theory....this is an excellent reference on modern Native American politics. Recommended for upper-division undergraduates and above.?-Choice "?This short study deserves to occupy a place in the literature on interest group theory....this is an excellent reference on modern Native American politics. Recommended for upper-division undergraduates and above.?-Choice ""This short study deserves to occupy a place in the literature on interest group theory....this is an excellent reference on modern Native American politics. Recommended for upper-division undergraduates and above.""-Choice" Author InformationROBERT M. ALEXANDER is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Frostburg State University. He previously taught at Bowling Green State University. His research examines interest groups and state and political politics, he has published in the Journal of Politics and the Arkansas Review. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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