FINANCING POLITICAL PARTIES IN FRANCE, GERMANY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM

Journal Title: Kwartalnik Kolegium Ekonomiczno-Społecznego Studia i Prace - Year 2016, Vol 1, Issue 1

Abstract

The paper compares the systems of ‚nancing political parties in France, Germany and the UK. !e analysis concentrates on eƒectiveness of collecting contributions, dependency on large donors for providing funds for ‚nancing election campaigns and daily operation of political parties, and the level of transparency of ‚nances of political parties. !e ‚nal conclusion is that only introducing limits on expenditures on election campaigns allows to keep the costs of election campaigns and political parties at a low level, while mandatory common accounting standards and public access to ‚nancial information is necessary to preserve transparency of ‚nances of political parties.

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Jan Misiuna

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Jan Misiuna (2016). FINANCING POLITICAL PARTIES IN FRANCE, GERMANY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM. Kwartalnik Kolegium Ekonomiczno-Społecznego Studia i Prace, 1(1), 91-110. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-177794