The Price of Democracy : How Money Shapes Politics and What to Do about It Cover Title Page Copyright Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction: Democratic Exhaustion PART ONE. WHEN THE POOR PAY FOR THE RICH 1. The Cost of Democracy: First Benchmarks 2. The Private Funding of Democracy: A System Designed for the Rich 3. The Realities of Private Funding: When the Taxes of the Many Pay for the Conservative Preferences of the Few 4. Beyond Politics: Private Funding of the Public Good PART TWO. MISSED OPPORTUNITIES 5. A Hope Public Funding of Parties and Election Campaigns 6. The Public Funding of Democracy: A System in Danger 7. Are Americas Aberrations a Danger for Europe 8. The Price of a Vote: From Local Elections to General Microtargeting PART THREE. LETS SAVE DEMOCRACY! Reshaping Political and Social Democracy 9. Has the Last Word Been Said From the Illusion of Permanence to the Novelty of Democratic Vouchers 10. Toward a Democratization of the Private Funding of Democracy and a New Way of Publicly Funding Parties 11. Toward a Mixed Assembly: Social and Political Conclusion: The Prerequisites of Permanent Democracy Notes Contents in Detail List of Figures Index.