Open AccessCAMPAIGN FINANCE IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE: A NESTED ANALYSIS APPROACH
Author(s) -
Ranulfo Paranhos,
Dalson Britto Figueiredo Filho,
Enivaldo Carvalho da Rocha,
José Alexandre da Silva Júnior
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
panorama of brazilian law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2318-1516
DOI - 10.17768/pbl.v2i2.p225-250
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , democracy , campaign finance , descriptive statistics , political science , regional science , multivariate statistics , control (management) , public administration , sociology , public economics , economics , computer science , statistics , law , management , mathematics , artificial intelligence , politics
This paper analyzes campaign finance in a comparative perspective, giving special attention to Brazil and the Unites States. The focus regards the level of regulation on the sources of campaign contributions. Methodologically, the research design adopts a nested approach, combining descriptive and multivariate statistics with deep case studies and documental analysis. Additionally, we replicate data from the Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) to estimate a standardized measure of regulation. The results suggest that most countries show low levels of control over the sources of campaign contributions. However, both Brazil and the United States display high levels of regulation on campaign finance, despite their widely different institutional designs.