2nd Edition

Funding Democratization

By Milton Konvitz Copyright 1998
262 Pages
by Routledge

262 Pages
by Routledge

261 Pages
by Routledge

Democracy is a fine political system, but an expensive economic venture. Political parties and election campaigns cost money. Where does the money come from and at what sacrifice? Issues connected with political finance are significant but often neglected aspects of the process of democratization. Funding Democratization examines how money and politics interact in emerging democracies. The... Read more
Introduction; The funding of political parties in North America; Financial uncertainties of party formation and consolidation in Britain, Germany and Italy; Party funding in a new democracy; Chile’s new democracy; Funding parties and elections in Brazil; Party funding in post-communist east-central Europe; The iceberg of Russian political finance; Building democracy on the basis of capitalism; Political party funding in southern Africa; Conclusion

Biography

Peter Burnell, Allan Ware