47 research outputs found
Economic performance or electoral necessity? Evaluating the system of voluntary income to political parties
Whilst the public funding of political parties is the norm in western democracies, its comprehensive introduction has been resisted in Britain. Political and electoral arrangements in Britain require parties to function and campaign on a regular basis, whilst their income follows cycles largely related to general elections. This article shows that the best predictor of party income is the necessity of a well-funded general election campaign rather than party performance. As a result, income can only be controlled by parties to a limited degree, which jeopardises their ability to determine their own financial position and fulfil their functions as political parties
Voter registration$t in England and Wales Problems and solutions
2.95SIGLEAvailable from British Library Document Supply Centre- DSC:90/07961(Voter) / BLDSC - British Library Document Supply CentreGBUnited Kingdo
Political financing in the Commonwealth
SIGLEAvailable from British Library Document Supply Centre-DSC:m02/13154 / BLDSC - British Library Document Supply CentreGBUnited Kingdo
Nations in transition to democracy The management of radical transformation
Essay on a Ditchley Foundations conference held Ditchley Park (GB), 17-19 Jan 1997SIGLEAvailable from British Library Document Supply Centre-DSC:3604.2559(D97/1) / BLDSC - British Library Document Supply CentreGBUnited Kingdo
Machine politics in the United States A study of the democratic politics in Pennsylvania
SIGLELD:8318.172(SSRC-HR--6083). / BLDSC - British Library Document Supply CentreGBUnited Kingdo
Party structure in the US A case study of Democratic politics in Pennsylvania
SIGLEAvailable from British Library Document Supply Centre- DSC:8318.172F(SSRC-HR--1820)(microfiche) / BLDSC - British Library Document Supply CentreGBUnited Kingdo