Diana Dwyre is Professor of Political Science and Coordinator of the Social Science Program at California State University, Chico.Robin Kolodny is Professor of Political Science at Temple University.

• FiguresTablesAbbreviationsPreface and AcknowledgmentsChapter 1: Democracy and CapitalismChapter 2: Corruption and Campaign Finance in the U.S.Chapter 3: From Buckley to BCRA: Innovation, Adaptation, and LitigationChapter 4: The Triumph of Free Speech and BCRA’s UndoingChapter 5: The Players and the Game: Individuals, Parties and GroupsChapter 6: The Players and the Game: CandidatesChapter 7: Disclosure of Campaign Money and Enforcement of the LawsChapter 8: Why we have the system we haveAppendix: Major Acts, Regulations, Court Decisions, etc. Mentioned in This BookBibliography

“Anyone interested in campaign finance should read Dwyre and Kolodny’s book. Especially insightful is their analysis of the effects of political parties, interest groups, and the federal courts on the transition from a regulatory system that focused on deterring corruption to a system that allows for virtually unfettered spending in the name of free speech.”

Diana Dwyre is Professor of Political Science and Coordinator of the Social Science Program at California State University, Chico.Robin Kolodny is Professor of Political Science at Temple University.

• FiguresTablesAbbreviationsPreface and AcknowledgmentsChapter 1: Democracy and CapitalismChapter 2: Corruption and Campaign Finance in the U.S.Chapter 3: From Buckley to BCRA: Innovation, Adaptation, and LitigationChapter 4: The Triumph of Free Speech and BCRA’s UndoingChapter 5: The Players and the Game: Individuals, Parties and GroupsChapter 6: The Players and the Game: CandidatesChapter 7: Disclosure of Campaign Money and Enforcement of the LawsChapter 8: Why we have the system we haveAppendix: Major Acts, Regulations, Court Decisions, etc. Mentioned in This BookBibliography

“Anyone interested in campaign finance should read Dwyre and Kolodny’s book. Especially insightful is their analysis of the effects of political parties, interest groups, and the federal courts on the transition from a regulatory system that focused on deterring corruption to a system that allows for virtually unfettered spending in the name of free speech.”

Diana Dwyre is Professor of Political Science and Coordinator of the Social Science Program at California State University, Chico.Robin Kolodny is Professor of Political Science at Temple University.

• FiguresTablesAbbreviationsPreface and AcknowledgmentsChapter 1: Democracy and CapitalismChapter 2: Corruption and Campaign Finance in the U.S.Chapter 3: From Buckley to BCRA: Innovation, Adaptation, and LitigationChapter 4: The Triumph of Free Speech and BCRA’s UndoingChapter 5: The Players and the Game: Individuals, Parties and GroupsChapter 6: The Players and the Game: CandidatesChapter 7: Disclosure of Campaign Money and Enforcement of the LawsChapter 8: Why we have the system we haveAppendix: Major Acts, Regulations, Court Decisions, etc. Mentioned in This BookBibliography

“Anyone interested in campaign finance should read Dwyre and Kolodny’s book. Especially insightful is their analysis of the effects of political parties, interest groups, and the federal courts on the transition from a regulatory system that focused on deterring corruption to a system that allows for virtually unfettered spending in the name of free speech.”