Paying for Democracy - Political Finance and State Funding for Parties

Informationen zum Autor By Kevin Casas-Zamora Klappentext If the funding of parties and campaigns is a crucial issue for democratic theory and practice! then the spread of State subsidies for parties is! arguably! the most important trend in contemporary political finance. Using a large data set on political financing in more than 40 democracies! the book offers an unprecedented comparative study of the features of party subsidies and their effects on campaign finance practices! party systems and party organisations. The book also provides a detailed empirical account of campaign finance in two of Latin America's most consolidated democracies. Drawing upon extensive archival work and interviews! this work sheds light on largely hidden aspects of politics in the developing world and questions widespread beliefs about political finance! such as the rapid increase of campaign costs and the crucial role of television in this trend. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Comparative Political Finance: Why does it matter? Gaps in our Knowledge: Political finance in Latin America and Direct State Funding Objectives and Propositions Methodological Underpinnings The Cases: Why Costa Rica and Uruguay? Limits and Caveats The Chapters that Follow Chapter one: Political Finance Systems and Direct State Funding: A Comparative Survey Introduction Political Finance Systems: A glance at the options Controlling political finance income Controlling political finance expenditure Securing political finance transparency A basic typology of PFS Direct State Funding: Arguments! options! evidence Definition and claims The regulation of DSF DSF: An appraisal of its political effects Conclusion Chapter two : Political Finance and State Funding in Costa Rica and Uruguay: Political and Institutional Background Introduction Costa Rica Democratic consolidation! political regime and electoral system Party system Political finance rules and state funding Uruguay Democratic consolidation! political regime and electoral system Party system Political finance rules and state funding Conclusion cal equality Electoral costs and the media The limits of political finance reform Bibliography Appendix: Sources and Method of Tables and Graphs ...

Product details

• Authors: Kevin Casas-Zamora
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2008
• EAN: 9780954796631
• ISBN: 978-0-9547966-3-1
• No. of pages: 292
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Series: ECPR Monographs; Ecpr Press Monographs
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education