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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Political Action Committee"”.
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How progressives took advantage of moderate discontent: political opportunity, framing and mobilization at the local level
… a Progressive University City (PPUC) formed as a Political Action Committee (PAC) in a mid-sized community in order to influence the city commission and school board election of 2005. Resource Mobilization theory assumes that social movements form when they have access to resources including …
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American grail: Contemporary federal budget reform
… level.;Using data obtained from congressional committee hearings this research finds little congressional interest in PART; legislators were primarily indifferent to this executive tool. Generalizing congressional PART sentiment, results indicate that legislators with more business experience …
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The Public Policy Implications Of Audit Regulation: Three Studies Related To The Passage Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002
… evaluates the rationality and effectiveness of political action committee (PAC) contributions paid by the accounting profession to members of Congress. The study finds that the accounting profession rationally allocated more PAC contributions to top congressional leaders and to members of …
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Two essays on political influence and the regulation of financial markets
… first essay I test whether managers engage in political activity designed to influence federal regulation of the market for corporate control. In the second, I examine whether firms in the financial services sector attempt to affect bank deregulation. Using Federal Election Commission data, I …