Contemporary issues in political party funding and sustainability
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2015
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Fanele (Jacana Media Pty Ltd)
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University of Cape Town
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It is sometimes argued that political funding in Africa has a distinctive character. Some scholars claim that a particular form of party–state linkage may be prevalent across Africa in which parties amass money from the state through patronage, clientelistic practices and political corruption (Van Biezen and Kopecky 2007; Basedau et al. 2007). The exploration of non-African cases, however, can help illuminate the common patterns that exist across a wider range of societies. In this way it can shed light on African political financing practices. The pathologies surrounding political finance in many African states, such as clientelism, influence-buying and corruption, are important aspects of political life across the developing world – and also, one might add, in the states of the north.
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Butler, A. (2015). Contemporary issues in political party funding and sustainability. In Fakir, E. & Lodge, T. (eds.), Political Parties in Africa. Johannesburg: Fanele. 172-182.