Not Invited to the Party How the Demopublicans Have Rigged the System and Left Independents Out in the Cold /

"In this caustic, irreverent book, James T. Bennett reveals how regulation of the political system is used to keep the ‘ins’ in and the ‘outs’ out. The United States has benefitted from the separation of church and state: Not Invited to the Party demonstrates how the country could benefit from...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bennett, James T. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2010.
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • The Issue
  • The American Suspicion of Parties
  • No Competition Allowed or He Who Controls the Ballot Controls the Election
  • Then Along Came FECA
  • FECA: The Demopublicans' Best Friend
  • The State Feeds the Party and the Party Feeds the State
  • 2008: The Year of Change – Or Plus Ca Change…?
  • Taking the Party Outside: Do Other Democracies Treat Third Parties and Independents Any Better?
  • Conclusion: Pulling the Plug?.