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Conners, Dennis A. – 1981
A study was undertaken to explore the power structure in a Southwestern community of 93,000 and to determine which elements in that power structure had the most influence in a local school bond referendum. The data for the study were collected using two techniques. First, a panel of knowledgeable community members identified 85 politically…
Descriptors: Bond Issues, Community Leaders, Community Study, Community Surveys
Merriman, W. Richard, Jr. – 1986
The necessity for candidates for public office to gather money in order to mount effective campaigns has raised concerns that campaign contributions may give some individuals and groups improper influence on the selection of public officials and the making of public policy. Part of this concern stems from the pluralist theory that maintains that…
Descriptors: Constitutional History, Democratic Values, Fund Raising, Higher Education
