Overview

In 2004, Jean Chrétien’s Liberals banned unions andcorporations from contributing financially to political parties. In2008, opposition leaders were prepared to defeat the Conservativegovernment over its proposal to eliminate public subsidies toparties. In Money, Politics, and Democracy, Lisa Young and HaroldJansen lead a distinguished group of political scientists in exploringthe issues that led to the showdown. Are publicly funded partiescompatible with democracy? What effect have campaign finance reformshad on the balance of power between parties and donors, on therelationship between national parties and local organizations, onelectoral competition? This timely volume reveals that the financialcentre of gravity for political parties is shifting between nationaland local organizations as individual donors replace unions andcorporations. To survive financially, parties must now maximize theirseats and votes. Contributors show that campaign finance reforms haveshaped party organization and electoral competition, contributing tosuccessive minority governments.

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Author:   Lisa Young ,  Harold J. Jansen
Publisher:   University of British Columbia Press
Imprint:   University of British Columbia Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.360kg
ISBN:  

9780774818926

ISBN 10:   0774818921
Pages:   236
Publication Date:   01 July 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 Reforming Party and Election Finance in Canada / Lisa Youngand Harold J. Jansen 2 State Funding of Political Parties: Truths, Myths, and Legends /Justin Fisher 3 Public Funding of Political Parties: The Case for Further Reform /F. Leslie Seidle 4 Finance Reform and the Cartel Party Model in Canada / RichardS. Katz 5 Cartels, Syndicates, and Coalitions: Canada’s PoliticalParties after the 2004 Reforms / Harold J. Jansen and LisaYoung 6 The Impact of Election Finance Reforms on Local Party Organization/ David Coletto and Munroe Eagles 7 The Quarterly Allowance and Turnout: Old and New Evidence /Peter John Loewen and André Blais 8 Financing Party Leadership Campaigns / William Cross and JohnCrysler 9 Lessons from the American Campaign Finance Reform Experience /Robert G. Boatright 10 Conclusion / Harold J. Jansen and Lisa Young Index

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This timely volume, authored by a distinguished group of Canadian, British, and American scholars, offers interesting perspectives on the political finance reforms started in 2003. It is vital for scholars to investigate the impact of these reforms, which constitute a potentially major shift in relations between parties and big donors, and between different levels of party organizations.- Susan Scarrow, co-editor of Democracy Transformed?

Author Information

Lisa Young is a professor of political science atthe University of Calgary. Harold J. Jansen is anassociate professor of political science at the University ofLethbridge. Contributors: André Blais, Robert G. Boatright,David Coletto, William Cross, John Crysler, Munroe Eagles, JustinFisher, Richard S. Katz, Peter John Loewen, F. Leslie Seidle

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