Money and politics : the democracy we can't afford / Joo-Cheong Tham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tham, Joo-Cheong.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Financial disclosure--Australia.

Financial disclosure.

Campaign funds--Australia.

Campaign funds.

Australia--Politics and government.

Australia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (325 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sydney : UNSW Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Arguing that money plays a controversial role in Australian politics, this volume dissects how political parties raise and spend money. Written by a leading expert in the field, this account examines a number of topics, including claims of secret contributions and corruption, criticism of public funding for political parties, and allegations that corporations and trade unions have undue influence over parties for which they provided funds. In addition, this comprehensive record raises crucial questions about whether the current regulation meets democratic standards.

Contents:

A cknowledgments

Preface

1. The ends and means of democratic political finance regimes

2. Disclosure schemes

3. Private funding of politics: democracy for sale?

4. Regulating private money

5. Public funding of politics

6. Government advertising: turning taxes into spin

7. Regulating election campaign spending

8. Lobbying

9. Regulating lobbying

10. Towards a democratic political funding regime

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-74224-538-2

OCLC:

851314278