Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I. The Lay of the Land: Public Financing in the American States -- 1. Back to the Future? The Quest for Public Financing of Congressional Campaigns -- 2. Small Donors, Large Donors, and the Internet: Rethinking Public Financing for Presidential Elections after Obama -- 4. Public Attitudes toward Publicly Financed Elections, 1972-2008 -- 3. Public Financing in the States and Municipalities -- Part II. The Consequences of Public Financing -- 5. Campaign Finance Reform Reconsidered: New York City's Public Finance Program at Twenty -- 6. Leveling the Playing Field: Publicly Financed Campaigns and Electoral Competition -- 8. Public Money, Candidate Time, and Electoral Outcomes in State Legislative Elections -- 7. Public Financing and Candidate Participation in Gubernatorial Elections -- 9. Does Public Financing of State Election Campaigns Increase Voter Turnout? -- 10. Public Financing, Attitudes toward Government and Politics, and Efficacy -- Conclusion: The Future of Public Financing in American Elections -- Contributors -- Index.