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The power of economic elites, as measured by studies of interlocking corporate directorates, is one of the major issues in social science. Interlocks are identified for the 200 largest nonfinancial & the 50 largest financial corporations in both 1935 & 1970, using direct factor analysis as a means of clique identification. Rotation identifies 10 principal interlock groups for 1935 & 10 principal interlock groups for 1970. The 1970 interlock groups include smaller numbers of corporations & are less cohesive than in 1935, & financial & investment ties have become less important within groups. These results do not entirely conform or contradict any of the major theories of economic elites. 2 Tables. W. H. Stoddard

By assuming it is possible to understand regression analysis without fully comprehending all its underlying proofs and theories, this introduction to the widely used statistical technique is accessible to readers who may have only a rudimentary knowledge of mathematics. Chapters discuss: -descriptive statistics using vector notation and the components of a simple regression model;-the logic of sampling distributions and simple hypothesis testing; -the basic operations of matrix algebra and the properties of the multiple regression model; -testing compound hypotheses and the application of the regression model to the analyses of variance and covariance, and -structural equation models and influence statistics

The impact of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 is assessed by a comparison of contributions to presidential campaigns in 1972 & 1984 by 590 members of 100 wealthy capitalist families. Included are contributions to both Republican & Democratic National Committees & to the 13 independent political action committees (PACs) making the largest expenditures to the presidential campaign in 1984. Results show a substantial decline in both number & magnitude of presidential campaign contributions in 1984. Families with high public visibility were most likely to contribute, & the Republican party was less affected by the decline in contributions than was the Democratic party. It is pointed out that the effect of PACs, entrepreneurs who have accumulated new wealth, & families who circumvented limitations of the act is not addressed. 4 Tables, 31 References. Adapted from the source document.

Assesses the impact of the Federal Election Campaign Act on the 1972 and 1984 presidential campaigns; based on a survey of 590 individuals from 100 families. Including donations to political parties and/or political action committees.

This pioneering volume uses modern statistical and simulation techniques to explain the process of wealth transmission and the persistent problem of the unequal distribution of wealth. These papers reflect a shift from the traditional cross-sectional measurement to an intertemporal focus by attempting to model mathematically the actual process by which wealth is acquired and transmitted. There are many questions to be answered: What are the factors influencing saving? What is the role of mating? What decides ownership between spouses? How are rare assets distributed by divorce? What are the patterns of behavior in making gifts and bequests? And what is the effect of the relative ages of the persons involved?