In search of a new party-funding model

SOURCE: HSRC Review
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2013
TITLE AUTHOR(S): J.February
KEYWORDS: FINANCING, POLITICS
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Web link: http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en/review/hsrc-review-march-2013/in-search-of-a-newparty-funding-model
Intranet: HSRC Library: shelf number 7644
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/3048
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/3048

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Abstract

The intersection of money and politics does not necessarily result in corruption, writes Judith February, but transparency regarding the sources of funding remains crucial for policy-making to be open and principled. The time has come for a re-think of the current system of party funding.