Democratization of Countries, General & Miscellaneous Types of Government, Elections & Campaigns, Political Parties
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Overview
Democracy is expensive. Political parties and election campaigns cost money. Where does the money come from? What influence does it have on the contenders for power and the nature of political competition, in countries that are seeking to embrace, often for the first time, the rules of the democratic game? In what ways can the politicians help make democracy affordable? These and other issues in political finance are significant but often neglected aspects of the process of democratization. Funding Democratization compares important democratizing countries including Russia, Brazil, South Africa, Spain and the regions of East Asia and East/Central Europe. The book also investigates the lessons that emerging democracies can learn from the history of political finance in today's more established democracies.Editorials
Booknews
Comprises 11 contributions exploring issues in the political finances of emerging democracies. The contributors look at funding issues in Brazil, Russia, South Africa, Spain, and the regions of east Asia and east-central Europe. Several contributors also explore what can be learned from the history of political finance in the established democracies of western Europe and North America. Of interest to students of political parties, electoral politics and democratization studies, as well as researchers and specialist observers of the countries and systems covered. Distributed by St. Martin's Press. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
April 2, 1998
Publisher
Manchester ; New York : 1998.
Pages
224
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780719050336