The following is a list of books, pamphlets and reports relating to parties and candidates. For a list of information available in the Internet, on the same subject, please visit Additional Resources.
General
Association of Central and Eastern European Election Officials (ACEEEO). Election Law Compendium of Central and Eastern Europe. Kiev: International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), 1995.
Stefano Bartolini, Daniele Caramani and Simon Hug. Parties and Party Systems in Western Europe since 1945: A Bibliographical Guide to the Literature. Draft. Florence: European University Institute, 1996.
David Butler, Howard R. Penniman and Austin Ranney, editors. Democracy at the Polls: A Comparative Study of Competitive National Elections. Washington, DC: American Enterprise Institute, 1981.
Canadian Royal Commission on Electoral Reform and Party Financing. Reforming Electoral Democracy: Final Report. Ottawa: Communication Group Publishing, 1991, 4 volumes.
Guy S. Goodwin-Gill. Free and Fair Elections: International Law and Practice. Geneva: Inter-Parliamentary Union, 1998.
International IDEA, Code of Conduct for Political Parties, Campaigning in Democratic Elections. International IDEA, Stockholm, 1999.
Michael Pinto-Duschinsky. The Role of Political Parties. Paper presented to the Central European Electoral Systems Symposium, Budapest, August 1991. Published by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems, Washington, DC, 1992.
Rei Shiratori, editor. 'Electoral Administration in a Comparative Perspective.' Special issue of Journal of Behavioral and Social Sciences. Tokyo: Research Institute of Social Sciences, Tokai University, (37) 1992.
Financing of Parties and Campaigns
European Parliament, Directorate-General for Research, Research and Documentation Papers, The Funding of Political Parties in European Community Member States. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Second Edition, 1991.
Herbert E. Alexander. Financing the 1972 Election. Lexington, Mass.: D.C. Heath and Company, 1976.
Herbert E. Alexander, editor. Comparative Political Finance in the 1980s. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989.
Herbert E. Alexander and Monica Bauer. Financing the 1988 Election. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 1991.
Herbert E. Alexander. Financing Politics: Money, Elections, & Political Reform. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Press, Fourth Edition, 1992.
Herbert E. Alexander and Anthony Corrado. Financing the 1992 Election. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E.Sharp, 1995.
Herbert E. Alexander and Rei Shiratori, editors. Political Finance among the Democracies. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 1994.
Hans Herbert von Arnim. Die Partei, der Abgeordnete und das Geld: Parteienfinanzierung in Deutschland. Munich: Knauer, 1996.
Australian Electoral Commission. Funding and Disclosure Handbook: Broadcasters and Publishers. Canberra: Australian Government Printing Service, 1996.
Australian Electoral Commission, Funding and Disclosure Handbook: Political Parties. Canberra: Australian Government Printing Service, 1996.
Erhard Blankenburg, Rainer Standhammer and Heinz Steinert. 'Political Scandals and Corruption Issues in West Germany.' In Political Corruption: Handbook. Edited by Arnold J. Heidenheimer, Michael Johnston and Victor T. LeVine. New Brunswick: Transaction Books, 1989.
Fernando Cepeda Ulloa. 'Financing Party Politics in Colombia.' In Carlos Malamud and Eduardo Posada-Carb 97, editors, Financing Party Politics in Europe and Latin America. London: Macmillan and Institute of Latin American Studies.
Anthony Corrado, Thomas E. Mann, Daniel R. Ortiz, Trevor Potter and Frank J. Sorauf, editors. Campaign Finance Reform: A Sourcebook. Washington, DC: The Brookings Institution, 1997.
Yves-Marie Doublet. Le financement de la vie politique. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, Second Edition, 1997.
Yves-Marie Doublet. L'argent et la politique en France. Paris: Economica, 1997.
Yves-Marie Doublet and Veronique Marmorat. 'Le contentieux du financement des elections legislatives.' Revue Francaise de Droit Constitutionnel 18, 1994.
Keith Ewing. The Funding of Political Parties in Britain. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987.
Arthur B. Gunlicks, editor. Campaign and Party Finance in North America and Western Europe. Boulder, Colorado: Westview, 1992.
Neil Harvey and Monica Serrano, editors. Party Politics in 'an Uncommon Democracy': Political Parties and Elections in Mexico, 1994.
Juan Molinar Horcasitas. 'Financing political parties in Mexico' in Carlos Malamud and Eduardo Posada-Carb 97, editors. Financing Party Politics in Europe and Latin America, London : Macmillan and Institute of Latin American Studies.
International IDEA, Handbook on Funding of Political Parties and Election Campaigns, International IDEA, Stockholm, 2003.
Werner Kaltefleiter and Karl-Heinz Nassmacher. 'The New German System of Public Subsidies to Political Parties.' In Josef Thesing and Wilhelm Hofmeister, editors, Political Parties in Democracy. Sankt Augustin: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, 1995.
Kofi Kumado, editor. Funding Political Parties in West Africa. Boulder, Accra: Friedrich Ebert Foundation, 1996.
Christine Landfried. Parteifinanzen und politische macht: Eine vergleichende studie zur Bundesrepublik Deutschland, zu Italien und den USA. Baden-Baden: Nomos, 1994.
Library of Congress, Law Library. Report for Congress: Campaign Financing of National Elections in Selected Foreign Countries. Washington DC: July 1995.
Martin Linton. Money and Votes. London: Institute for Public Policy Research, 1994.
Carlos Malamud and Eduardo Posada-Carbo, editors. Financing Party Politics in Europe and Latin America. London: Macmillan and Institute of Latin American Studies.
Michael J. Malbin, editor. Parties, Interest Groups, and Campaign Finance Laws. Washington D.C.: American Enterprise Institute, 1980.
Karl-Heinz Nassmacher, et. al. Buerger finanzieren wahlkaempfe: Anregungen aus Nordamerika fur die parteifinanzierung in Deutschland. Baden-Baden: Nomos, 1992.
Khayyam Z. Paltiel. 'Campaign Finance: Contrasting Practices and Reforms.' In Democracy at the Polls: A Comparative Study of Competitive National Elections. Edited by David Butler, Howard R. Penniman and Austin Ranney. Washington, DC: American Enterprise Institute, 1981.
Khayyam Z. Paltiel. 'Political Finance.' In The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Political Institutions. Edited by Vernon Bogdanor. Oxford: Blackwell, 1987.
Michael Pinto-Duschinsky. 'Die konservative partei Grossbritanniens 1945-1980.' In Christliche-demokratische und konservative parteien in Westeuropa. Edited by HJ Veen. Paderborn, 1983.
Michael Pinto-Duschinsky. British Political Finance 1830-1980. Washington, DC: American Enterprise Institute, 1981.
Michael Pinto-Duschinsky. 'Memorandum.' House of Commons: Home Affairs Committee, Funding of Political Parties. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Session 1992-92, no 726, 20 July 1993.
Michael Pinto-Duschinsky. 'Fair Elections and Party Finance in Britain: Is there a Case for Reform?' Reprinted from paper presented to the Hansard Society Commission on Election Campaigns. House of Commons: Home Affairs Committee, i>Funding of Political Parties. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Session 1992-92, no 726, 20 July 1993.
Eduardo Posada-Carbo. 'Money and Elections in Colombia.' In The Economist Intelligence Unit, Country Forecast, 4th Quarter 1996: Latin America: Regional Overview. London: The Economist Intelligence Unit Limited, 1996. 20
Pouvoirs, no 70. Paris: Seuil, 1994. Special Number on 'L'Argent des Élections'.
Dian Schefold. 'Background and Basic Principles of Financing of Political Parties.' In Josef Thesing and Wilhelm Hofmeister, editors. Political Parties in Democracy. Sankt Augustin: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, 1995.
F. Leslie Seidle, editor. Comparative Issues in Party and Election Finance. Volume 4 of the Research Studies, Royal Commission on Electoral Reform and Party Financing. Toronto: Dundurn Press, 1991.
Hubert Sickinger. Politisches Geld: Parteifinanzierung in Oesterreich--ein Handbuch. Taur, Tirol: Druck- und Verlaghaus, 1997.
W.T. Stanbury. Money in Politics: Financing Federal Parties and Candidates in Canada. Volume 1 of the Research Studies, Royal Commission on Electoral Reform and Party Financing. Toronto: Dundurn Press, 1993.
Matti Wiberg, editor. The Public Purse and Political Parties: Public Financing of Political Parties in Nordic Countries. Helsinki: The Finnish Political Science Association, 1991.
Political Party Foundations
Jacques Oudin. Les fondations democratiques a vocation politique en France: Rapport au Premier ministre. Paris: La documentation francaise, 1997.
Michael Pinto-Duschinsky. 'Foreign Political Aid: the German Political Foundations and their U.S. Counterparts.' International Affairs, (67) no. 1,1991.
Michael Pinto-Duschinsky. 'The Party Foundations and Political Finance in Germany.' In Comparative Issues in Party and Election Finance. Edited by F. Leslie Seidle. Volume 4 of the Research Studies, Royal Commission on Electoral Reform and Party Financing. Toronto: Dundurn Press, 1991.
Michael Pinto-Duschinsky. 'The Rise of 'Political Aid'.' In Consolidating the Third Wave Democracies: Trends and Challenges. Edited by Larry Diamond, Marc F. Plattner, Yun-han Chu and Hung-mao Tien. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997.
Michael Pinto-Duschinsky. 'International Political Finance: The Konrad Adenauer Foundation and Latin America.' In The International Dimensions of Democratization: Europe and the Americas. Edited by Laurence Whitehead. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996.
Political Party Laws, Regulations, and Practices
Australian Electoral Commission. Federal Registration of Political Parties. Canberra: Australian Government Printing Service, 1996.
Michael Gallagher and Michael Marsh, editors. Candidate Selection in Comparative Perspective: The Secret Garden of Politics. London: Sage, 1988.
Richard S. Katz. Democracy and Elections. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997.
Austin Ranney. 'Candidate Selection.' In David Butler, Howard R. Penniman and Austin Ranney, editors. Democracy at the Polls: A Comparative Study of Competitive National Elections. Washington, DC: American Enterprise Institute, 1981.
Dimitris T. Tsatsos, et. al., editors. Parteienrecht im europaeischen Vergleich. Baden-Baden: Nomos, 1990.
Political Parties as Election Monitors
NDI Handbook: How Domestic Organizations Monitor Elections, An A to Z Guide published by the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, 1995.