{"product_id":"cost-of-democracy-k-d-ewing-9781841137162","title":"Cost of Democracy: Party Funding in Modern British Politics","description":"\u003cp\u003eParty funding has given rise to great controversy since 1997, and continues to do so. In recent years, row has followed row - from million-pound donations, to the so-called 'loans for peerages' affair. The question was the subject of an official investigation by Sir Hayden Phillips, whose blueprint for reform was produced in March 2007. This book charts the evolution of the party funding problem in recent years and explores the weaknesses of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, which was enacted in a vain attempt to clean up British politics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book sets out a number of core principles which should inform the development of public policy in this field, and examines the different strategies for the implementation of these principles. Having regard to the experience of othercountries, including Canada, Germany and Sweden, a radical framework ofreform is proposed, designed to address the emerging crisis of party government with serious implications for democracy itself. The main concern is with the development of bold reform initiatives to encourage political parties to recruit and retain members, and give members rights in relation to the government and administration of these parties. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis thoughtful yet hard-hitting account by one of the leading scholars in the field will be of interest to constitutional lawyers and political scientists, as well as journalists and those with an interest in the way we are governed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e K. D. Ewing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1841137162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781841137162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hart Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/21\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.00d","brand":"K. D. Ewing","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46962694488319,"sku":"9781841137162","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d489418e-b056-4dbe-9e58-519633f570ce.jpg?v=1750652244","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cost-of-democracy-k-d-ewing-9781841137162","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}