民主的代價 金錢如何塑造政治

民主的代價：金錢如何塑造政治以及如何應對

https://www.amazon.com/Price-Democracy-Money-Shapes-Politics-ebook/dp/B082DL3DBK/ref=sr_1_1?dib=

作者：朱莉婭·卡吉 (Julia Cagé)

歐洲和北美的政治融資和代表製度為何以及如何對富人產生巨大影響並破壞民主，以及我們可以采取哪些措施。

一人一票。 理論上，民主國家的每個人都擁有平等的選舉決定權。 但事實上，政治結果在很大程度上取決於一美元一票的邏輯，這已經不是什麽新聞了。 我們認為金錢的政治權力是理所當然的。 但事情一定要這樣嗎？ 在《民主的代價》中，朱莉婭·卡吉將經濟和曆史分析與政治理論結合起來，展示了北美和歐洲的體係，從智囊團、媒體到競選活動，是如何深刻地受到金錢影響的。 她提議進行根本性改革，使民主重新與其平等主義承諾保持一致。

卡吉展示了不同國家如何試圖製定立法來限製私人資金的權力，並建立公共係統來資助競選活動和政黨。 但這些嚐試都是不連貫且不係統的。 她證明，可以從美國、歐洲和其他地方的這些實驗中學習，設計出更好的製度來增加政治參與和信任。 這將涉及對私人捐款設定嚴格的上限，並創建一個公共代金券製度，為每個選民提供同等的金額來支持政黨。 更激進的是，卡吉認為議會中的很大一部分席位應該留給弱勢社會經濟群體的代表。

在政治普遍失望之際，《民主的代價》令人振奮地提醒我們所麵臨的問題，也是對改革潛力的鼓舞人心的指南。

The Price of Democracy: How Money Shapes Politics and What to Do about It 

https://www.amazon.com/Price-Democracy-Money-Shapes-Politics-ebook/dp/B082DL3DBK/ref=sr_1_1?dib=

by Julia Cagé (Author)

Why and how systems of political financing and representation in Europe and North America give outsized influence to the wealthy and undermine democracy, and what we can do about it.

One person, one vote. In theory, everyone in a democracy has equal power to decide elections. But it’s hardly news that, in reality, political outcomes are heavily determined by the logic of one dollar, one vote. We take the political power of money for granted. But does it have to be this way? In The Price of Democracy, Julia Cagé combines economic and historical analysis with political theory to show how profoundly our systems in North America and Europe, from think tanks and the media to election campaigns, are shaped by money. She proposes fundamental reforms to bring democracy back into line with its egalitarian promise.

Cagé shows how different countries have tried to develop legislation to curb the power of private money and to develop public systems to fund campaigns and parties. But these attempts have been incoherent and unsystematic. She demonstrates that it is possible to learn from these experiments in the United States, Europe, and elsewhere to design a better system that would increase political participation and trust. This would involve setting a strict cap on private donations and creating a public voucher system to give each voter an equal amount to spend in support of political parties. More radically, Cagé argues that a significant fraction of seats in parliamentary assemblies should be set aside for representatives from disadvantaged socioeconomic groups.

At a time of widespread political disenchantment, The Price of Democracy is a bracing reminder of the problems we face and an inspirational guide to the potential for reform.