Money, corruption, and political competition in established and emerging democracies / edited by Jonathan Mendilow.

" ... investigates the effectiveness of public subsidization of political competition as an anti-corruption mechanism. The exponential growth of advertising and polling techniques, the need to reach wider publics, and the inability to raise commensurate funds from ordinary members confront part...

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Other Authors: Mendilow, Jonathan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, ©2012.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1 Introduction: Political Finance, Corruption, and the Future of Democracy
  • Chapter 2 Do Parties Spend Too Much?
  • Chapter 3 Parties as Competitive Public Utilities? The Impact of the Regulatory System of Political Financing on the Party System in France
  • Chapter 4 Campaign Financing and Politicians' Careers: A Dynamic Perspective
  • Chapter 5 The MSG Effects of Public Campaign Funding
  • Chapter 6 Political Finance, Urban Development, and Political Corruption in Spain
  • Chapter 7 Can Public Funding Overcome Corruption? A View from the Philippines
  • Chapter 8 Politics of Exclusion: Public Party Funding and Electoral Corruption in Zimbabwe
  • Chapter 9 Overcoming Electoral Corruption: The Case of Bangladesh
  • About the Contributors.