Political parties and the state in Romania: between dependence on state resources and its capture
Political parties and the state in Romania: between dependence on state resources and its capture
Author(s): Cristina MATIUTASubject(s): Politics, Governance, Political history, Government/Political systems, Electoral systems, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today), Fiscal Politics / Budgeting, Corruption - Transparency - Anti-Corruption
Published by: Societatea Academică Română (SAR)
Keywords: Party-state relationship; Subsidies; Donations; Embezzlement; Clientelism;
Summary/Abstract: Starting from party literature in the post-communist context, the paper aims to analyze several dimensions of party-state linkage in Romania: 1. the dependence of political parties on public subsidies and impact of regulation; 2. the share of public subsidies in the total budget of political parties by examining their revenues collected in recent years and their financial behavior; 3. the practices of embezzling public money and using state resources for electoral purposes, by referring to several corruption scandals related to their funding. It suggests that, as laws became clearer and more restrictive, the methods of those engaged in corrupt practices seem to be refined as well and that a more generous financing of political parties does not automatically entail a greater integrity of their behavior and practices.
Journal: Romanian Journal of Political Sciences
- Issue Year: 21/2021
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 48-71
- Page Count: 24
- Language: English
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