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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA carefully edited, comprehensive volume on finance and corruption in both democracies and democratizing countries. This volume represents the 'state of the field' in an area that is increasingly important: corruption and its perception in contemporary politics. This book should be used as an agenda-setting instrument, strengthening democratic institutions all over the world. -- Ilan Peleg, Lafayette College
This unique book provides a comparative perspective on critical controversies in party funding—the effects of public funding, candidates' reactions, and more. Its broad range covers nations from the United States to Spain to Bangladesh to Zimbabwe, with a format that draws together the lessons from all of these areas. This text is sure to become a classic in comparative political analysis and party funding. -- Frank Louis Rusciano, Rider University
Table of ContentsPreface by Michael Pinto-Duchinsky Chapter 1. Introduction: Political Finance, Corruption, and the Future of Democracy by Jonathan Mendilow Chapter 2. Do Parties Spend Too Much? by Manuela S. Kulick and Karl-Heinz Nassmacher Chapter 3. Parties as Competitive Public Utilities?: The Impact of the Regulatory System of Political Financing on the Party System in France by Lou Brenez Chapter 4. Campaign Financing and Politicians' Careers: A Dynamic Perspective by Abel François, Eric Phélippeau, and Pascal Ragouet Chapter 5. The MSG Effects of Public Campaign Funding by Jonathan Mendilow and Michael Brogan Chapter 6. Political Finance, Urban Development, and Political Corruption in Spain Fernando Jiménez and Manuel Villoria Chapter 7. Can Public Funding Overcome Corruption?: A View from the Phillipines by Vicente Reyes Chapter 8. Politics of Exclusion: Public Party Funding and Electoral Corruption in Zimbabwe by Dombo Sylvester Chapter 9. Overcoming Electoral Corruption: The Case of Bangladesh by Golam Mostafa and Shahjahan Bhuiyan
