Public financing in American elections

Abstract

Preface Introduction * Costas Panagopoulos Part I: The Lay of the Land: Public Financing in the American States 1. Back to the Future? The Quest for Public Financing of Congressional Campaigns * R. Sam Garrett 2. Small Donors, Large Donors, and the Internet: Rethinking Public Financing for Presidential Elections after Obama * Michael Malbin 3. Public Financing in the States and Municipalitie * Robert M. Stern 4. Public Attitudes toward Publicly Financed Elections, 1972-2008 * Stephen R. Weissman and Ruth A. Hassan (with assistance from Jack Santucci) Part II: The Consequences of Public Financing 5. Campaign Finance Reform Reconsidered: New York City's Public Finance Program at Twenty * Jeffrey Kraus 6. Leveling the Playing Field: Publicly Financed Campaigns and Electoral Competitio * Costas Panagopoulos 7. Public Financing and Candidate Participation in Gubernatorial Elections * Conor Dowling 8. Public Money, Candidate Time, and Electoral Outcomes in State Legislative Elections * Michael G. Miller 9. Does Public Financing of State Election Campaigns Increase Voter Turnout? * Jeffrey Milyo, David M. Primo, and Matthew L. Jacobsmeier 10. Public Financing, Attitudes toward Government and Politics, and Efficacy* Michael G. Miller and Costas Panagopoulos Conclusion: The Future of Public Financing in American Elections * Costas Panagopoulos Contributors Index