Party Finance and Political Corruption

ISBN-13: 9780333739860 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 214 str.

Robert Williams; R. Williams

Opis

This text offers an examination of party finance and political corruption in a variety of political contexts. Its central focus is on the relationship between different forms of raising party finance and the consequences for improper influence over policy making and implementations.

Spis treści

List of Tables Preface and Acknowledgements List of Contributors Aspects of Party Finance and Political Corruption; R.Williams Party Finance and Corruption: Britain; J.Fisher Parties, Corruption and Campaign Finance in America; D.McSweeney Party Finance and Corruption: Italy; J.Newell Court and Parties: Evolution and Problems of Political Funding in Germany; T.Saalfeld Russia: From a Corrupt System to a System with Corruption?; R.Sakwa Political Corruption in Southeast Asia; W.Callahan Conclusion: Problems and Prospects; R.Williams Index

O autorze

ROBERT WILLIAMS is Professor of Politics at the University of Durham. His books include Political Corruption in Africa (1987), Explaining American Politics (1990) and Political Scandals in the USA (1998). He has served as a consultant to the UK government on corruption.