A long-dominant reading of American politics holds that public policy in the United States is easily captured by special interest groups. Countering this view, Adam Sheingate traces the development of government intervention in agriculture from its nineteenth-century origins to contemporary...

Introduction : new rules, old practices -- Money and candidate quality -- Adapting to the mixed system -- Spending and vote shares -- Party strategies and money politics -- The evolution of support groups -- The creation and costs of informal norms -- Conclusion -- Appendixes -- References --...