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Author:	Robert G. Kaiser	Publisher:	Alfred a Knopf Inc
ISBN-10:	0307266540	Subject:	Law & Government
ISBN-13:	9780307266545	Topic:	--
Format:	Hardcover	Language:	English
Publication Year:	2009	Condition:	Good
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In his revealing investigative report on how government truly operates, Robert Kaiser explains just how pervasive lobbying is and how it has become a dominant force in Washington. Kaiser presents a portrait of lobbyist Gerald Cassidy, whose fascinating career and impressive accomplishments provide a window into this troubling practice. SO DAMN MUCH MONEY goes behind the scenes to tell just how lobbyists work their magic, as Kaiser explains how and why lobbying upsets the balance in the relationship between citizens and their government.
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Length:	398 pages
Height:	10.3 in.
Width:	6.5 in.
Thickness:	1.5 in.
Weight:	25.6 oz.

Publisher's Note
"Examines the growth of the political lobby and its implications for American politics, detailing the growing influence of the federal government in every facet of life, the organized special interest groups and their role in shaping policy and funding elections, and how lobbyists have undermined government efforts in such critical areas as health care, global warming, and Social Security. 60,000 first printing."
Industry reviews
"Kaiser's account dwells less on blatant corruption than on what is perfectly, depressingly legal. Lobbyists...come across as simple bagmen, conveying cash" (01/26/2009) '[A] very strong book. Kaiser does a great job of laying out the current situation and how we got here, but thankfully does not waste too much time on solutions. There's already a library's worth of material put out every year on possible reforms of the system.... However, there is a dearth of solidly reported examinations of how we got here and who some of the biggest unnamed beneficiaries of the political system are. Kaiser brilliantly succeeds in illuminating the little-known ways that American policy is made, and how well-placed and well-connected people are able to profit from the holes in the American system." (01/18/2009) "...Kaiser's narrative skills are formidable. He can make a suspenseful story out of a twenty-five or thirty-year-old dustup over academic earmarks involving John Danforth, a solemn former Missouri senator." (04/09/2009)

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So Damn Much Money: The Triumph of Lobbying and the Corrosion of American Government

Product Category : Books
ISBN : 0307266540
Title : So Damn Much Money: The Triumph of Lobbying and the Corrosion of American Government
EAN : 9780307266545
Authors : Robert G. Kaiser
Binding : Hardcover
Publisher : Knopf
Publication Date : 2009-01-20
Pages : 416
List Price (MSRP) : 27.95
Height : 1.5000 inches
Width : 6.3000 inches
Length : 9.3000 inches
Weight : 1.5500 pounds
Keywords : Economic Policy & Development, Congresses, Senates, & Legislative Bodies, Federal Government, Human Rights, Practical Politics, General, Hardcover, Printed Books
Condition : Good

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