Amazon.com description: Product Description: Has money in politics become more important over time? Has new campaign technology caused a 'cost explosion?' Who gives and spends for political purposes and why? Is illegal funding of parties a real problem? What are the impacts of public funding for sustainable democracy? The Funding of Party Competition examines these questions, and the result is a major contribution to scholarly research on party democracy and on democracy building. As political finance is a restless issue, detailed findings on the impact of legal regulations are important for policy-makers. This comprehensive monograph - by the renowned expert Karl-Heinz Nassmacher - covers all aspects of political finance in modern democracies. The reader is given all information that is presently available on: the factual patterns of party spending . the causes of an allegedly high level and increase of political spending . the various sources of political funds and strategies of fundraising . the impacts of funding on party organization, party types and party systems.