Political Finance
In a series of articles I have been discussing scandals that have erupted connecting money and politics in the US, Brazil and Italy. This time I want to bring to your attention two French cases that both saw significant developments…
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About a year ago I wrote an article about how political finance regulations are used around the world to encourage political parties to nominate women in elections. (1) When I wrote this article, the average share of women in national parliaments was 19.6%. Today it is 20.4%. Admittedly that is an increase, but by this rate there will not be…
What country has the most expensive election campaigns in the world? At a first glance the answer may be obvious; in the recent US elections over 2 billion dollars were spent, and combined with the other elections held at that time, the total spending is estimated to over 6 billion.
In a small majority of countries in the world (52%), political parties have to submit financial reports in relation to election campaigns. These reports are often the most important source of information about how political competitors raise and spend money (although such reports are often incomplete and sometimes complete falsifications, there is seldom any other source of relevant information available).
Campaign Finance in 2012 US Presidential Election | 26 Dec 2012
Illicit Funding of Politics | 19 Dec 2012
The beginnings of campaign finance regulations | 06 Sep 2012
The Final Report of Monitoring Campaign Finance in the 2010 Wolesi Jirga Elections by Free and Fair | 11 Jan 2011
Political Finance Regulation: The Global Experience | 04 Apr 2010
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