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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mendilow, Jonathan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political corruption.

Political corruption--Prevention.

Campaign funds.

Political parties.

Physical Description:

xv, 211 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, [2012]

Summary:

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 anticorruption 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 parties with ever-increasing difficulty to budget their apparatus. The use of contribution solicitation from corporations and wealthy individuals, drawing on the unpaid use of public services as sources of contributions from government employees and contractors, and the "sale" of policies, are commonly perceived as corrosive to democratic governance. Such solutions shade into one another. Even where provider-consumer connections are only implied, donations by corporations and rich donors involve the desire to surmount the democratic constraints of "one man; one vote" in order to gain disproportionate influence on the policymaking process.

Mendilow's collection clarifies outcomes that are critical to an assessment of the ramifications for modern democracy. In a politically divisive climate, the contributors to this essential collection provide thoughtful insight into some of the most important public and economic policy questions facing our world today. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Political Finance, Corruption, and the Future of Democracy / Jonathan Mendilow Mendilow, Jonathan 1

2 Do Parties Spend Too Much? / Manuela S. Kulick Kulick, Manuela S., Karl-Heinz Nassmacher Nassmacher, Karl-Heinz 17

3 Parties as Competitive Public Utilities? The Impact of the Regulatory System of Political Financing on the Party System in France / Lou Brenez Brenez, Lou 41

4 Campaign Financing and Politicians' Careers: A Dynamic Perspective / Abel François François, Abel, Eric Phélippeau Phélippeau, Eric, Pascal Ragouet Ragouet, Pascal 67

5 The MSG Effects of Public Campaign Funding / Jonathan Mendilow Mendilow, Jonathan, Michael Brogan Brogan, Michael 93

6 Political Finance, Urban Development, and Political Corruption in Spain / Fernando Jiménez Jiménez, Fernando, Manuel Villoria Villoria, Manuel 121

7 Can Public Funding Overcome Corruption? A View from the Philippines / Vincente Reyes Reyes, Vincente 145

8 Politics of Exclusion: Public Party Funding and Electoral Corruption in Zimbabwe / Dombo Sylvester Sylvester, Dombo 169

9 Overcoming Electoral Corruption: The Case of Bangladesh / Golam Mostafa Mostafa, Golam, Shahjahan Bhuiyan Bhuiyan, Shahjahan 185.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780739170755

0739170759

9780739170762

0739170767

OCLC:

795177954