TY  - BOOK
AU  - Adams,Brian E.
TI  - Campaign finance in local elections: buying the grassroots 
SN  - 9781935049173 (hardcover : alk. paper)
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Boulder, Colo.
PB  - FirstForumPress
KW  - Local elections
KW  - United States
KW  - Campaign funds
KW  - States
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Local elections, campaign finance, and the health of American democracy -- The cities and the data -- Campaign finance, competition, and electoral success -- Why campaign spending matters -- Electoral accessibility and the campaign finance barrier -- Biases in the contributor pool -- The effects of contribution limits -- The impact of public financing -- Conclusion : reforming city elections
ER  -