Toward state funding of elections in india? a comparative perspective on possible options
- 1 August 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of Policy Reform
- Vol. 3 (3) , 229-254
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13841289908523405
Abstract
This paper explores the issue of introduction of state funding of elections in India, focussing on the incentive structures of electoral finance reforms. After summarising the main points in the history of political finance reform in other democracies, and in India, the historical pattern of fund-raising and election expenditures of major parties in India is surveyed. Six electoral finance reform options for India are outlined. It is argued that the time is now ripe for state funding of elections from the point of view of the incentives facing parties and donors.Keywords
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