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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154616203321

Titolo

Public finance and post-communist party development / / edited by Steven D. Roper, Janis Ikstens

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-315-24568-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (175 pages) : illustrations, tables

Altri autori (Persone)

IkstensJanis

RoperSteven D

Disciplina

324.2/1091717

Soggetti

Campaign funds - Former communist countries

Elections - Former communist countries

Political parties - Former communist countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published 2008 by Ashgate Publishing"--t.p. verso.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction : the influence of public finance on post-communist party systems / Steven D. Roper -- 2. Russia : public offices, private money and biased contests / Vladimir Gel'man -- 3. Lithuania : political finance regulations as a tool of political manipulation / Ingrida Unikait? -- 4. Latvia : disclosure yet abuse, volatility yet stability / Janis Ikstens -- 5. Estonia : the increasing costs and weak oversight of party finance / Allan Sikk and Riho Kangur -- 6. Czech Republic : is it possible to buy political stability? /  Lukáš Linek and Jan Outlý -- 7. Moldova : party institutionalization in a resource-scarce environment / Oleh Protsyk and Ion Osoian -- 8. Bulgaria : three finance regimes and their implications / Tatiana Kostadinova -- 9. Hungary : rules, norms and stability undermined / Gabriella Ilonszki -- 10. Romania : the secondary influence of public finance on the party system / Steven D. Roper, Adrian Moraru and Elena Iorga.

Sommario/riassunto

This key volume explores how party and campaign finance in post-communist countries have influenced the development of the party system. Based on an analysis of nine case studies, the work examines how the implementation of public finance affects the pattern of party competition and the role of money in elections. One of the lessons from the post-communist experience is that, no matter how well-



designed, public finance systems are subject to constant revision as parties, politicians and business elites exploit loopholes which can undermine the integrity of the entire system. Party and campaign finance systems must therefore be considered in a larger discussion involving party regulation and electoral rules.