民主的代价 金钱如何塑造政治

民主的代价：金钱如何塑造政治以及如何应对

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

作者：朱莉娅·卡吉 (Julia Cagé)

欧洲和北美的政治融资和代表制度为何以及如何对富人产生巨大影响并破坏民主，以及我们可以采取哪些措施。

一人一票。 理论上，民主国家的每个人都拥有平等的选举决定权。 但事实上，政治结果在很大程度上取决于一美元一票的逻辑，这已经不是什么新闻了。 我们认为金钱的政治权力是理所当然的。 但事情一定要这样吗？ 在《民主的代价》中，朱莉娅·卡吉将经济和历史分析与政治理论结合起来，展示了北美和欧洲的体系，从智囊团、媒体到竞选活动，是如何深刻地受到金钱影响的。 她提议进行根本性改革，使民主重新与其平等主义承诺保持一致。

卡吉展示了不同国家如何试图制定立法来限制私人资金的权力，并建立公共系统来资助竞选活动和政党。 但这些尝试都是不连贯且不系统的。 她证明，可以从美国、欧洲和其他地方的这些实验中学习，设计出更好的制度来增加政治参与和信任。 这将涉及对私人捐款设定严格的上限，并创建一个公共代金券制度，为每个选民提供同等的金额来支持政党。 更激进的是，卡吉认为议会中的很大一部分席位应该留给弱势社会经济群体的代表。

在政治普遍失望之际，《民主的代价》令人振奋地提醒我们所面临的问题，也是对改革潜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.