Clean Money for Clean Politics
Integrity and influence can co-exist?
Centre for Civic Education Pakistan
First edition 2005
Researchers: Quraysh Khattak, Gulmina Bilal and Zafarullah Khan
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· Centre for Civic Education Pakistan has benefited from literature/publications of
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA), Lok Satta,
United States Agency for International Development, and National Democratic
Institute for International Affairs to frame this debate in Pakistani context.
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Clean Money for Clean Politics
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Political funding reforms are possible?
In contemporary democracy discourse the issues related to impact of money on politics are
attracting debate and discussion. The focus is to figure out workable solutions. This is important
to restore citizens' trust in the nation's political processes and check the odd practices that
often deteriorate democracy in to plutocracy marred with exclusions of those with modest
means.
These efforts and endeavors are based on an assumption that disclosure of campaign and
political party finance and elements of transpa