TY - JOUR
T1 - Party Financing in Ghana
T2 - A Case for Regulated Elite Funding
AU - Kyei-Poakwah, Kwadwo
AU - Owusu-Mensah, Isaac
AU - Adu, Edmund Poku
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2026/3
Y1 - 2026/3
N2 - This article explores party financing in the developing world, analyzing an African case to suggest ways of improving regulations as part of reducing corruption in the political process. With evidence from a nationwide survey conducted in Ghana, we argue that the economic situation of developing countries creates the required policy environment for the implementation of regulated elite funding of political parties. Building the will of political actors is cardinal for these conditions. We also offer suggestions on how political will can be built to increase transparency and openness in electoral politics and party funding in general.
AB - This article explores party financing in the developing world, analyzing an African case to suggest ways of improving regulations as part of reducing corruption in the political process. With evidence from a nationwide survey conducted in Ghana, we argue that the economic situation of developing countries creates the required policy environment for the implementation of regulated elite funding of political parties. Building the will of political actors is cardinal for these conditions. We also offer suggestions on how political will can be built to increase transparency and openness in electoral politics and party funding in general.
KW - Party finance
KW - democracy consolidation
KW - regulated elite funding
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85212177596
U2 - 10.1177/00219096241303945
DO - 10.1177/00219096241303945
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85212177596
SN - 0021-9096
VL - 61
SP - 1040
EP - 1054
JO - Journal of Asian and African Studies
JF - Journal of Asian and African Studies
IS - 2
ER -