Financing referendum campaigns
By: edited by Karin Gilland Lutz and Simon Hug.
Contributors: Gilland Lutz, Karin, 1972-; Hug, Simon.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
ISBN-13: 9780230579330
Subjects: Referendum -- Case studies; Campaign funds -- Case studies; Political campaigns -- Finance -- Case studies
Genres: Case studies
Description: "Critics of referendums often lament that big money may buy success at the ballot box. But spending by interest groups may also be informative for citizens. This can only happen, however, if the financing of referendum campaigns is regulated. This book offers an overview of these regulations and presents research on their effects"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction; title: K.Gilland Lutz &; title: S.Hug * Campaign Spending and Ballot Measures; title: T.Stratmann* Regulating Campaign Finance in Canadian Referendums and Initiatives; title: R.Johnston * US States; title: D.Smith * Campaign Financing in Danish Referendums; title: S.Binzer Hobolt * Financing Referendums and Initiatives in the Baltic States; title: D.Auers, J.Ruus &; title: A.Krupavicius * The Financing of Referendum Campaigns in France; title: F.Hamon * Referendums and Spending in Ireland; title: K.Gilland Lutz * Financing Referendum Campaigns in Italy; title: R.Ricci * Financing Referendum Campaigns in Spain; title: C.Closa Montero &; title: F.Carbonell Bellolio * Referendum Campaign Regulations in Switzerland; title: U.Serdlt * Sledgehammers and Nuts? Regulating Referendums in the UK; title: N.Singh Ghaleigh * Referendum Campaign Regulations in Europe and Latin America; title: T.Zellweger, U.Serdlt, A.ZDA and I.Renfer * Conclusion; title: K.Gilland Lutz &; title: S.Hug Introduction; title: K.Gilland Lutz &; title: S.Hug * Campaign Spending and Ballot Measures; title: T.Stratmann* Regulating Campaign Finance in Canadian Referendums and Initiatives; title: R.Johnston * US States; title: D.Smith * Campaign Financing in Danish Referendums; title: S.Binzer Hobolt * Financing Referendums and Initiatives in the Baltic States; title: D.Auers, J.Ruus &; title: A.Krupavicius * The Financing of Referendum Campaigns in France; title: F.Hamon * Referendums and Spending in Ireland; title: K.Gilland Lutz * Financing Referendum Campaigns in Italy; title: R.Ricci * Financing Referendum Campaigns in Spain; title: C.Closa Montero &; title: F.Carbonell Bellolio * Referendum Campaign Regulations in Switzerland; title: U.Serdlt * Sledgehammers and Nuts? Regulating Referendums in the UK; title: N.Singh Ghaleigh * Referendum Campaign Regulations in Europe and Latin America; title: T.Zellweger, U.Serdlt, A.ZDA and I.Renfer * Conclusion; title: K.Gilland Lutz &; title: S.Hug.