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"Democracy is a fine political system, but an expensive economic venture. Political parties and election campaigns cost money. Where does the money come from and at what sacrifice? Issues connected with political finance are significant but often neglected aspects of the process of democratization. Funding Democratization examines how money and politics interact in emerging democracies. The contributors investigate the funding of political parties in early North America, financial uncertainties of party formation in European countries, funding of democratization in new democracies, and the influence of funding on contenders for power. They also address the nature of political competition in countries that are seeking to embrace, often for the first time, the rules of democracy. They question in what ways politicians can help make democracy affordable. The volume compares important democratizing countries, such as Russia, Brazil, South Africa, Spain, and the regions of East Asia and East/Central Europe. It also investigates the lessons that emerging democracies can learn from the history of political finance in today's more established democracies. Funding Democratization will be of interest to political scientists and specialists in international social and political development."--Provided by publisher.

pt. 1. Funding religious heritage in France : theory and practice -- pt. 2. Funding religious heritage in dominant church systems -- pt. 3. Funding religious heritage in covenantal and recognized church systems -- pt. 4. Laicites, separation between church and state and funding religious heritage.

Education Reference Guide: Private & Public Funding; Contents; Introduction; Financial Aspects / Budget Processes; Public Education Finance; Grants & Private Funding; Education & the Economy; Poverty Reduction Strategies; Tuition-Free College; School Vouchers; Land-Grant Universities; The Rhodes Scholarship; Government Assistance for Teacher Education.

Education Reference Guide: Private & -- Public Funding -- Contents -- Introduction -- Financial Aspects / Budget Processes -- Public Education Finance -- Grants & -- Private Funding -- Education & -- the Economy -- Poverty Reduction Strategies -- Tuition-Free College -- School Vouchers -- Land-Grant Universities -- The Rhodes Scholarship -- Government Assistance for Teacher Education.

Despite four decades of development planning, at least one third of the urban population of Africa, Asia and Latin America remains poor. Over 600 million live in 'life and health threatening' homes and neighbourhoods because of poor housing and inadequate or no piped water, sanitation and health care. But even as the shortcomings of government and development programmes become more apparent, so do the untapped abilities of low-income groups and their community organizations to develop their own solutions.This book analyses the conditions necessary for successful community initiatives and inclu

1. Introduction: party funding and corruption in advanced industrial democracies -- 2. The relationship between corruption and the funding of party competition -- 3. New institutionalism: towards a consolidated approach -- 4. Analysing corruption and party funding -- 5. Great Britain and Denmark: party funding regimes and party accounts -- 6. The institutional evolution of the party funding regime in Great Britain -- 7. Party funding and corruption in Great Britain -- 8. The institutional evolution of the Danish party funding regime -- 9. Party funding and corruption in Denmark -- 10. Conclusion: money, power and representation.