Democracy derailed
Subtitle: initiative campaigns and the power of money
By: David S. Broder.
Edition: 1st Harvest ed.
Series: A Harvest book; Harvest book
Publisher: Harcourt
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 281
Subjects: Referendum -- United States; Democracy -- United States; United States -- Politics and government
Description: "Where once most state laws were passed by legislatures, now voters decide directly on such explosive issues as medical marijuana, affirmative action, casino gambling, assisted suicide, and human rights through a new form of "direct democracy," the very form of government the Founders feared most.".

"In this book, David Broder tells how the initiative revolution came about. A movement that started with Proposition 13 in California is now a multimillion-dollar business in which lawyers, campaign consultants, signature gatherers, and advertising agencies sell their expertise to interest groups or to do-gooders with private agendas.

Broder takes the reader into the heart of these battles as he talks with the field operatives, lobbyists, PR spinners, labor leaders, and business executives - all of whom can profit from the manipulation of the political process."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: "A James H. Silberman book."

"With a new afterword by the author"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-270) and index.