Public Finance and Post-Communist Party Development

Janis Ikstens, Steven D. Roper

ISBN 10: 1138275522 / ISBN 13: 9781138275522

Published by Routledge 2016-11-28, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Public Finance and Post-Communist Party Development
• Publisher: Routledge 2016-11-28
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138275522
• ISBN 13: 9781138275522
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Dr. Steven D. Roper is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Eastern Illinois University, USA and Dr Janis Ikstens is an Associate Professor at the University of Latvia, Latvia.