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The Cycle of Corruption: Elections and the Abuse of State Resources
In many ways, elections are a central component in cycles of systemic corruption. IFES conducted a two-year research project to develop an assessment methodology to evaluate the effectiveness of a given country’s framework for addressing the abuse of state resources in election campaigns. The final product of this project is a detailed methodology that specifically examines three categories of state resources: state personnel; state funds and physical resources; and official government communications to the public.
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Global Trends in The Regulation of Political Finance
This paper deals with the role of money in politics, and in particular with certain efforts by countries around the world to regulate this role. In the current world (and probably since we first started organising ourselves politically), money in politics or political finance as we commonly know it is a central aspect of any political system, whether democratic or undemocratic, "developed" or "developing" and regardless of political culture or tradition.
February 14, 2011
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Contienda Electoral : El Financiamiento como reto para la Democracia
“Electoral Contests: Funding as a Challenge for Democracy” is an informative bulletin, available in both Spanish and English, published in 2002 by the “Elecciones Mexico” newsletter in Mexico. The bulletin includes articles on the financing of the political parties, funding as a challenge for democracy, transparent funding of political campaigns, the legitimacy of the Canadian federal electoral financing and articles on money and politics in Latin America and Great Britain .
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Los Delitos Electorales ?
“The Electoral Crimes?” is an informative brochure, available in Spanish, issued in 2000 by the Federal Electoral Institute in Mexico, in lead up to the July 2, 2000 Mexican General Elections. The brochure names a series of possible electoral crimes and it encourages the denouncement of such. Additionally, it briefly describes the concept of free and secret voting. Additionally, the brochure specifies the electoral crimes that could be committed by the election officials, political candidates/officials and the public officials.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Los Partidos Politicos
“The Political Parties” is an informative brochure, available in Spanish, published in 2000 by the Electoral Council of the State of Jalisco in Mexico in lead up to the July 2, 2000 Mexican General Elections. The brochure defines and describes political parties, their funding sources and function.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Naturaleza Y Atribuciones de la Fiscalia Especializada para la atencion de delitos Electorales?
“The Nature and Attributions of the Specialized Prosecution Office for Electoral Crimes” is an electoral law brochure, available in Spanish, published in 2000 by the FEPADE (Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for Electoral Crimes) in Mexico, in lead up to the July 2, 2000 Mexican General Election. The brochure describes the prosecutor’s office that specializes in electoral crime. The brochure explains and describes its origins and objectives, as well as it identifies the law that deals with electoral crimes and the structural basis of the Mexican Political System.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Alianza por Mexico
“Allianza por Mexico (Alliance for Mexico)” is a campaign informative brochure, available in Spanish, published in 2000 by the “Allianza por Mexico” political party in Mexico. The brochure outlines the political party’s goals, beliefs, and proposals. Among their campaign goals are the approach they take on human rights, the environment and economic model.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Coaccion al Voto?
“Coercion to Vote” is an informative brochure, available in Spanish, issued in 2000 by the Federal Electoral Institute in Mexico, in lead up to the July 2, 2000 Mexican General Elections. The brochure explains the concept of forced votes and encourages the resistance to such voting. The brochure lists some of the recognized electoral crimes, before and during the Election Day.
Election Material
Civic Education Material