{"product_id":"money-politics-and-democracy-canadas-party-finance-reforms-paperback-softback-9780774818926","title":"Money, Politics, and Democracy; Canada's Party Finance Reforms (Paperback \/ softback) 9780774818926","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMoney, Politics, and Democracy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCanada's Party Finance Reforms\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLisa Young (Edited by), Harold J. Jansen (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780774818926\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 July 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e236 pages, 16 graphs, 22 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.36 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cmeta name='\"generator\"' content='\"HTML' tidy see www.w3.org\u003e\n\u003ctitle\u003e\u003c\/title\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eMoney, Politics, and Democracy,\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cmeta name='\"generator\"' content='\"HTML' tidy see www.w3.org\u003e\n\u003ctitle\u003e\u003c\/title\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 Reforming Party and Election Finance in Canada \/ \u003cem\u003eLisa Youngand Harold J. Jansen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 State Funding of Political Parties: Truths, Myths, and Legends \/\u003cem\u003eJustin Fisher\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Public Funding of Political Parties: The Case for Further Reform \/\u003cem\u003eF. Leslie Seidle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Finance Reform and the Cartel Party Model in Canada \/ \u003cem\u003eRichardS. Katz\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Cartels, Syndicates, and Coalitions: Canada's PoliticalParties after the 2004 Reforms \/ \u003cem\u003eHarold J. Jansen and LisaYoung\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Impact of Election Finance Reforms on Local Party Organization\/ \u003cem\u003eDavid Coletto and Munroe Eagles\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Quarterly Allowance and Turnout: Old and New Evidence \/\u003cem\u003ePeter John Loewen and André Blais\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Financing Party Leadership Campaigns \/ \u003cem\u003eWilliam Cross and JohnCrysler\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Lessons from the American Campaign Finance Reform Experience \/\u003cem\u003eRobert G. Boatright\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Conclusion \/ \u003cem\u003eHarold J. Jansen and Lisa Young\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"UBC Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52531054608664,"sku":"9780774818926","price":24.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/money-politics-and-democracy-canadas-party-finance-reforms-paperback-softback-9780774818926","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}