Political Science
Introduction: Regulation and deregulation of political finance
Document Type
Editorial
Abstract
This book explores the relationship between the very recent and very American discussion of “deregulating” campaign finance and the ongoing discussion among comparative political scientists about the state’s proper role in regulating election spending. The chapters here explore two sets of questions:
First, is the United States alone in its movement away from regulation of election spending? How have other nations’ campaign finance (or, to use the more common term in other countries, party fi- nance) regulations changed over the past decade? In short, should we expect to see “deregulation” anywhere else?
Second, is there a theory of deregulation of campaigns? How can we account for the experience of the United States or of other nations that have sought to reduce restrictions on political spending?
Publication Title
The Deregulatory Moment?: A Comparative Perspective on Changing Campaign Finance Laws
Publication Date
2015
First Page
1
Last Page
30
ISBN
9780472121410
DOI
10.3998/mpub.8083157
Keywords
deregulation, political campaigns, American politics
Repository Citation
Boatright, Robert G., "Introduction: Regulation and deregulation of political finance" (2015). Political Science. 49.
https://commons.clarku.edu/faculty_political_science/49
