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020			_a9780511844805 (ebook)
020			_z9780521876650 (hardback)
020			_z9780521700177 (paperback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP _dBD-SySUS.
050	0	0	_aJN1039 _b.R69 2010
082	0	0	_a324.241 _222
100	1		_aRowbottom, Jacob, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aDemocracy Distorted : _bWealth, Influence and Democratic Politics / _cJacob Rowbottom.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2010.
300			_a1 online resource (268 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aLaw in Context
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aHigh-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.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521876650
830		0	_aLaw in Context.
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511844805
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c38539 _d38539