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Spending Limits as a Policy Option
Citizens in many countries are upset because they believe the current financing of politics (which involves corruption and under-the-table deals) is violating the basic democratic values of equal opportunity, transparency and accountability. One way to bring the funding of political parties and candidates into line with these values is to regulate campaign expenditures through spending limits. This is a viable option, but such limits must be designed and implemented with care.
June 29, 2007
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Report/Paper
Corruption in China: Half-way Over the Great Wall
The legal-judicial transformation taking place behind China’s Great Wall outpaces most other developing and transitional countries, but is reaching a critical crossroads.
November 08, 2006
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Report/Paper
Global Lessons and Best Practices: Fighting Corruption and Promoting the Rule of Law Through Transparency, Openness and Judicial Independence
IFES believes all countries, including China, should publish an annual State of the Judiciary Report that will serve as both an internal and external tool that can be used by multiple stakeholders for multiple purposes, including promoting and systematically reporting on needed reforms and key issues. It should be disseminated to the public at large, as well as to targeted stakeholders, such as the business and human rights communities, bar associations, judges, reformers, policy-makers and donors. We believe the publication and distribution of the report will increase the quality and quantity of concrete information on the judiciary, more transparency, accountability and public awareness, qualitative comparative research and valuable cross-country lessons learned and judicial competition. We invite and challenge you to demonstrate your firm commitment to the important task ahead.
January 19, 2006
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Strengthening the Local Electoral Process December 2002 Local Elections. IFES Final Report
This report summarizes IFES involvement in Benin’s 2002 local elections. The 2002 elections served as a precursor to the 2003 legislative and 2006 presidential elections. The report discusses IFES’ implementation of a two-phase voter education campaign attempting to bolster transparency and voter confidence throughout Benin. The report details IFES coordination with local NGOs, Media outlets and the decentralization process in Benin. The report concludes with recommendations for future election.
December 31, 2002
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Book
Information on Registering as a Political Party (March 2002) - UK
Handbook for political parties published
by the Electoral Commission of the UK.
by the Electoral Commission of the UK.
February 28, 2002
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Book
Donations: Explanatory Notes for Registered Political Parties - UK
Campaign finance guidance for political
parties published by the Registration and Compliance Team of the Electoral
Commission of the UK
parties published by the Registration and Compliance Team of the Electoral
Commission of the UK
March 01, 2001
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Report/Paper
Seminaire de Formation sur le Financement et le Controle des Depenses de Campagne Republique du Benin, 29 juin- 10 juillet 1998 (one copy w/diskette)
This report summarizes findings from a seminar conducted in Benin on political financing and the control of campaign spending in Benin. The report provides an action plan to tackle mismanagement of spending and provides various recommendations for the future.
July 31, 1998
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Report/Paper
Evaluation Pre-Electorale Technique: Republique du Benin, 23 November - 9 December 1997
This report serves as a pre-election assessment concerning Municipal elections in Benin in 1998 and 1999. The report discusses IFES support and technical assistance provided to civil society through the training of electoral agents and civic education. The document analyzes elections that took place in 1995 and applies the lessons learned to the 1998 elections.
December 31, 1997
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Report/Paper
Hong Kong Elections: Transition to Autonomy
This report on the Hong Kong elections discusses the institutions involved with the election process, the issues currently under debate and the potential avenues of participation by the Secretariat in the transitional election process.
June 24, 1997
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Report/Paper
Report on the Election in the Republic of China on December 2, 1989
This 1989 report on elections in China summarizes the various Chinese political institutions, the contemporary political scene, pre-election observations and the role and structure of major political parties and special interest groups and the voting procedure. The report concludes with a documentation of the results of the election. The report also includes an organigram of the Chinese political structure and several drawings of the voting process.
December 31, 1989