金錢、政治和民主，加拿大政黨財政改革

金錢、政治和民主，加拿大政黨財政改革

https://www.amazon.com/Let-People-Rule-Democracy-Challenge/dp/0691199728
作者：Lisa Young 和 Harold J. Jansen，UBC 出版社，2011 年 7 月 1 日

2004 年，讓·克雷蒂安 (Jean Chrétien) 領導的自由黨禁止企業和工會資助政黨。 2008年，反對派領導人準備擊敗保守黨政府取消對政黨公共補貼的提議。

在《金錢、政治和民主》一書中，麗莎·楊和哈羅德·詹森帶領一群傑出的政治學家探索導致這場戲劇性對決的問題。 公共資助的政黨是否符合民主的基本原則？ 政黨財務改革對政黨與捐助者之間的權力平衡、國家政黨與地方組織之間的關係以及選舉競爭產生了哪些影響？ 這本及時的著作揭示了隨著個人捐助者取代工會和公司，政黨的財務重心正在國家組織和地方組織之間轉移。 為了確保其財務生存，政黨現在必須最大限度地增加席位和選票數量。

對加拿大現代競選財務改革的首次全麵研究《貨幣、政治和民主》表明，競選財務改革塑造了政黨組織和選舉競爭，為曆屆少數派政府做出了貢獻。

研究選舉和研究的學生和學者會對這本書感興趣。
政黨政治，以及政策製定者和記者尋找
有關金錢在政治中的作用的背景信息。

相關主題：加拿大政治、政黨與選舉、政治學、公共政策與行政
評論
編輯
內容
這本及時的書由一群加拿大、英國和美國的傑出學者撰寫，為 2003 年開始的政治金融改革提供了有趣的視角。對於學者來說，調查這些改革的影響至關重要，因為這些改革構成了政治金融領域潛在的重大轉變。 政黨與大捐助者之間、各級黨組織之間的關係。 蘇珊·斯卡羅（Susan Scarrow），《民主轉型？》聯合編輯
選舉財務製度是影響政黨和政黨競爭的一個日益重要的因素，但由於這些變化相對較新，因此很少有文獻探討其影響。 本書為未來的研究奠定了基礎。 這對於政黨和選舉的學生、記者和起草選舉財務立法的政策製定者來說非常有用。 史蒂文·沃林茨 (Steven Wolinetz)，《政黨》雜誌

評論
1 加拿大的改革黨和選舉財務 / Lisa Youngand Harold J. Jansen

2 政黨的國家資助：真相、神話和傳說/Justin Fisher

3 政黨的公共資助：進一步改革的案例/F。 萊斯利·塞德爾

4 加拿大的金融改革和卡特爾政黨模式 / RichardS。 卡茨

5 卡特爾、辛迪加和聯盟：2004 年改革後的加拿大政黨 / Harold J. Jansen 和 LisaYoung

6 選舉財務改革對地方政黨組織的影響/David Coletto 和 Munroe Eagles

7 季度津貼和投票率：新舊證據/Peter John Loewen 和 André Blais

8 為政黨領導競選提供資金 / William Cross 和 JohnCrysler

美國競選財務改革經驗的 9 個教訓 /Robert G. Boatright

10 結論/Harold J. Jansen 和 Lisa Young

Money, Politics, and Democracy

Canada's Party Finance Reforms

Edited by Lisa Young and Harold J. Jansen UBC Press  Jul 1, 2011

Lisa Young is a professor of political science atthe University of Calgary. Harold J. Jansen is anassociate professor of political science at the University ofLethbridge.

Contributors: André Blais, Robert G. Boatright,David Coletto, William Cross, John Crysler, Munroe Eagles, JustinFisher, Richard S. Katz, Peter John Loewen, F. Leslie Seidle

 

In 2004, Jean Chrétien's Liberals banned corporations andunions from funding political parties. In 2008, opposition leaders wereprepared to defeat the Conservative government over its proposal toeliminate public subsidies to political parties.

In Money, Politics, and Democracy, Lisa Young and HaroldJansen lead a distinguished group of political scientists in exploringthe issues that led to the dramatic showdown. Are publicly fundedparties compatible with the basic tenets of democracy? What effect haveparty finance reforms had on the balance of power between parties anddonors, on the relationship between national parties and localorganizations, on electoral competition? This timely volume revealsthat the financial centre of gravity for political parties is shiftingbetween national and local organizations as individual donors replaceunions and corporations. To ensure their financial survival, partiesmust now maximize their numbers of seats and votes.

The first comprehensive study of modern campaign finance reforms inCanada, Money, Politics, and Democracy suggests that campaignfinance reforms have shaped party organization and electoralcompetition, contributing to successive minority governments.

This book will be of interest to students and scholars of elections and
party politics, as well as to policy-makers and journalists looking for
background information on the role of money in politics.

RELATED TOPICS: Canadian Politics, Political Parties & Elections, Political Science, Public Policy & Administration

 

This timely volume, authored by a distinguished group of Canadian, British, and American scholars, offers interesting perspectives on the political finance reforms started in 2003. It is vital for scholars to investigate the impact of these reforms, which constitute a potentially major shift in relations between parties and big donors, and between different levels of party organizations.  Susan Scarrow, co-editor of Democracy Transformed?

 

Election finance regimes are an increasingly important factor shaping parties and party competition, but because the changes are relatively recent, there has been little literature on their impact. This volume establishes a baseline for future research. It will be very useful for students of parties and elections, journalists, and policy-makers who draft election finance legislation.  Steven Wolinetz, editor of Political Parties

 

Comments 

1 Reforming Party and Election Finance in Canada / Lisa Youngand Harold J. Jansen

2 State Funding of Political Parties: Truths, Myths, and Legends /Justin Fisher

3 Public Funding of Political Parties: The Case for Further Reform /F. Leslie Seidle

4 Finance Reform and the Cartel Party Model in Canada / RichardS. Katz

5 Cartels, Syndicates, and Coalitions: Canada’s PoliticalParties after the 2004 Reforms / Harold J. Jansen and LisaYoung

6 The Impact of Election Finance Reforms on Local Party Organization/ David Coletto and Munroe Eagles

7 The Quarterly Allowance and Turnout: Old and New Evidence /Peter John Loewen and André Blais

8 Financing Party Leadership Campaigns / William Cross and JohnCrysler

9 Lessons from the American Campaign Finance Reform Experience /Robert G. Boatright

10 Conclusion / Harold J. Jansen and Lisa Young