Eastern, Central and South-eastern Europe and Central Asia
The chapter is based on a paper entitled ‘Political Finance in East, Central and South East Europe & Central Asia’ by Daniel Smilov. The original paper was edited by Fredrik Sjöberg.
Published: 2014-09-01
Language: English
Pages: 458
ISBN: 978-91-87729-24-9
Binding: Paperback
All political parties need funding to play their part
in the political process, yet the role of money in politics is arguably
the biggest threat to democracy today. This global threat knows no
boundaries, evident across all continents from huge corporate campaign
donations in the United States and drug money seeping into politics in
Latin America, to corruption scandals throughout Asia and Europe.
Attempts to tackle these challenges through political finance laws and
regulations are often undermined by a lack of political will or
capacity, as well as poorly designed and enforced measures.
This handbook addresses the problems of money in politics by
analysing political finance regulations around the world and providing
guidance for reform. The chapters are divided by region; each assesses
the current state of regulations in relation to its challenges and
offers a series of recommendations to tackle the identified
shortcomings. This contextual approach has the benefit of revealing
regional trends and patterns. An additional chapter focuses on gender,
reflecting the reality that women remain grossly under-represented in
politics, and how the increasing influence of money in politics
perpetuates this inequality.
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