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007			Paper bound
008			100224s2010 enk b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2010007558
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050	0	0	_aJN1039 _b.R69 2010
082	0	0	_a324.241 _222 _bRO-D
100	1		_aRowbottom, Jacob
245	1	0	_aDemocracy distorted _bwealth, influence and democratic politics
260			_aNew York _bCambridge University Press _c2010
300			_ax,257p. _c26 cm.
490	1		_aThe law in context series
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aPolitical equality, wealth and democracy -- Freedom to speak and freedom to spend -- Strategies and reforms -- Access, influence and lobbying -- Beyond equal votes : election campaigns and political parties -- Public spaces, property and participation -- The mass media : democratic dreams and private propagandists -- Participation in the digital era : a new distribution?
520			_a"High-profile controversies surrounding the funding of political parties have shown how inequalities in wealth can enter the political process. The growth of the professional lobbying of MPs and the executive raises similar questions about money in politics. More broadly, inequalities emerge in terms of the opportunities the public have to participate in political debate. This analysis of the ways wealth can be used to influence politics in Britain explores the threat posed to the principle of political equality. As well as examining lobbying and party funding, the discussion also focuses on the ownership and control of the media, the chance to be heard on the internet and the impact of the privatisation of public spaces on rights to assemble and protest. Looking at this range of political activities, the author proposes various strategies designed to protect the integrity of British democracy and stop inequalities in wealth becoming inequalities in politics"--
650		0	_aCampaign funds _zGreat Britain.
650		0	_aPolitical parties _zGreat Britain.
650		0	_aMass media _xOwnership _zGreat Britain.
650		0	_aPolitical participation _zGreat Britain.
651		0	_aGreat Britain _xPolitics and government _y2007-
830		0	_aLaw in context.
856	4	2	_3Cover image _uhttp://assets.cambridge.org/97805218/76650/cover/9780521876650.jpg
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