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Political Finance Regulation and Reform in New South Wales: Towards a Fairer System?
Author(s) -
Nwokora Zim,
Anderson Malcolm,
Tham JooCheong,
Gauja Anika,
Mills Stephen,
Miragliotta Narelle
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
australian journal of politics and history
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 1467-8497
pISSN - 0004-9522
DOI - 10.1111/ajph.12534
Subject(s) - jurisdiction , politics , state (computer science) , democracy , political science , scale (ratio) , quality (philosophy) , regulatory reform , public administration , campaign finance , political system , finance , political economy , economics , law , geography , philosophy , cartography , epistemology , algorithm , computer science
In recent years the regulation of political finance in Australia has moved from systems of laissez‐faire to systems of enhanced regulation, which aim to curb the scale and influence of donations. This article examines political finance regulation in New South Wales — the jurisdiction that has seen the most significant transformation of its regulatory setup — to assess whether and how the new regulations have affected donations to political parties in the state. We find, based on analysis of the pattern of donations before and after the reforms, that the regulations have made the financing system fairer and thus improved the quality of democracy in the state.