A unique empirical and theoretical analysis of political consultants and how they achieve electoral success for their candidates

Today, politics is big business. Most of the 6 billion spent during the 2012 campaign went to highly paid political consultants. In Building a Business of Polit

These essays present original data and analysis on the world of election-campaign consultants. They aim to illuminate the work of professional political consult

Offers an insider's tour through the fast-paced, often sordid world of the professional political campaign.

This book is a history of political consulting in America, examining how the consulting business developed, highlighting the major figures in the consulting ind