All About the Benjamins: The Political Fallout
Lecture by Ed Greenberg
11 min
Summary:
Among the cacophony of requests and demands, politicians respond to the loudest voices: campaign contributors, lobbyists, advocacy groups, political action committees – all of which require funding. Those with more money have a stronger voice in government and better access to politicians, and therefore see their interests reflected in public policy.
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Edward S. Greenberg is a professor of political science and the director of the Political and Economic Change Program in the Institute of Behavioral Science at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
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