This report analyzes the main characteristics of political funding systems in eighteen countries in the Americas. It examines the rules and practices of the funding of political parties and election campaigns, focusing on five main themes: political funding systems; access to the media; account rendering and disclosure; controlling entities and systems of sanctions; and the gender perspective.
Authors: Herbert E. Alexander, Cynthia Barrow-Giles, Steven Griner, Douglas Payne, Selwyn Ryan, Clyde Wilcox, Lisa Young, Daniel Zovatto
Editor: Steven Griner, Daniel Zovatto
Format: PDF
Publication Country: Costa Rica
Publication Year: 2005
Publisher: IDEA, OAS
URL: http://www.idea.int/publications/fopp_america/index.cfm