Money, politics, and democracy : Canada's party finance reforms / / edited by Lisa Young and Harold J. Jansen

• Pubblicazione: Vancouver : , : UBC Press, , 2011; ©2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (225 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 324.7/80971
• Soggetto topico: Campaign funds - Canada; Campaign funds - Law and legislation - Canada
• Soggetto geografico: Canada Politics and government 1980-; Canada Politics and government 2006-; Canada Politics and government 1993-2006
• Altri autori: YoungLisa <1967-2008.> JansenHarold J. <1966->
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Reforming party and election finance in Canada / Lisa Young and Harold J. Jansen -- State funding of political parties : truths, myths, and legends / Justin Fisher -- Public funding of political parties : the case for further reform / F. Leslie Seidle -- Finance reform and the Cartel Party Model in Canada / Richard S. Katz -- Cartels, syndicates, and coalitions : Canada's political parties after the 2004 reforms / Harold J. Jansen and Lisa Young -- The impact of election finance reforms on local party organization / David Coletto and Munroe Eagles -- The quarterly allowance and turnout : old and new evidence / Peter John Loewen and André Blais -- Financing party leadership campaigns / William Cross and John Crysler -- Lessons from the American Campaign Finace Reform Experience / Robert G. Boatright -- Conclusion / Harold J. Jansen and Lisa Young.
• Sommario/riassunto: In 2004, Jean Chr�tien's Liberals banned unions and corporations from contributing financially to political parties. In 2008, opposition leaders were prepared to defeat the Conservative government over its proposal to eliminate public subsidies to parties. In Money, Politics, and Democracy, Lisa Young and Harold Jansen lead a distinguished group of political scientists in exploring the issues that led to the showdown. Are publicly funded parties compatible with democracy? What effect have campaign finance reforms had on the balance of power between parties and donors, on the relationship between national parties and local organizations, on electoral competition? This timely volume reveals that the financial centre of gravity for political parties is shifting between national and local organizations as individual donors replace unions and corporations. To survive financially, parties must now maximize their seats and votes. Contributors show that campaign finance reforms have shaped party organization and electoral competition, contributing to successive minority governments.
• Titolo autorizzato: Money, politics, and democracy
• ISBN: 1-283-05431-0; 9786613054319; 0-7748-1893-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910789827303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II