Financing Democracy
Funding of Political Parties and Election Campaigns and the Risk of Policy Capture
The recent debate on the role of money in politics has shed the light on the challenges of political finance regulations. What are the risks associated with the funding of political parties and election campaigns? Why are existing regulatory models still insufficient to tackle those risks? What are the links between money in politics and broader frameworks for integrity in the public sector? This report addresses these three questions and provides a Framework on Financing Democracy, designed to shape the global debate and provide policy options as well as a mapping of risks. It also features country case studies of Canada, Chile, Estonia, France, Korea, Mexico, United Kingdom, Brazil and India, providing in-depth analysis of their political finance mechanisms and challenges in different institutional settings.
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Increasing transparency and accountability through disclosure of political party and election-campaign funding
This chapter focuses on measures to ensure transparency and accountability in financing democracy. Comprehensive disclosure of income sources of political parties and candidates contributes to greater transparency, serving as a deterrent measure to limit undue influence. For disclosure of information to make sense and inform citizens, information needs to be organised in an intelligible and user-friendly way.
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