Government and Political Party Finance: Introduction

Government & Party Finance — Clarifying

Government & Party Finance — Bibliographies

Government & Party Finance — Finding & Evaluating

Government & Party Finance — Primary Sources

Governments and political parties require funding to exist and do their work. How governments and political parties raise, manage and spend public and donated funds should be of concern to all citizens, and must be transparent to citizens so governments can be held accountable and political power cannot be bought.

The resources highlighted here should be useful to anyone wanting to learn more about these issues and the processes involved. They include aspects of public sector economics, government economic and fiscal policy, electoral and political party financing.

NOTE: The general sources for contemporary Canadian Government and Politics covered in the main portion of this guide should also be used for this topic. The following more specialized sources will provide additional information. (Where no link is given, please refer to the main section of this guide.)