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Book SynopsisThis revealing volume examines the role of party finance reforms in shaping a period, since 2004, of political instability and successive minority governments in Canada.
Table of Contents1 Reforming Party and Election Finance in Canada / Lisa Youngand Harold J. Jansen
2 State Funding of Political Parties: Truths, Myths, and Legends /Justin Fisher
3 Public Funding of Political Parties: The Case for Further Reform /F. Leslie Seidle
4 Finance Reform and the Cartel Party Model in Canada / RichardS. Katz
5 Cartels, Syndicates, and Coalitions: Canada’s PoliticalParties after the 2004 Reforms / Harold J. Jansen and LisaYoung
6 The Impact of Election Finance Reforms on Local Party Organization/ David Coletto and Munroe Eagles
7 The Quarterly Allowance and Turnout: Old and New Evidence /Peter John Loewen and André Blais
8 Financing Party Leadership Campaigns / William Cross and JohnCrysler
9 Lessons from the American Campaign Finance Reform Experience /Robert G. Boatright
10 Conclusion / Harold J. Jansen and Lisa Young
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