Chapter 11

The Newest Way for Organized Interests to Influence Elections: 527s
Introduction | Historical Perspective | Popular Perspective | Interactive Exercise
Global Perspective: Do foreign nationals and governments contribute to our political process through 527 groups? Some observers think so. One interesting aspect of the 527 designation is the lack of a specific prohibition on foreign contributions or expenditures. Check out the following links for more information on this topic, as well as some perspective on how campaigns and elections are financed in other parts of the world.

http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=4275

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_donations_in_Australia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_funding_in_Japan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_funding_in_the_United_Kingdom

http://www.idea.int/publications/fopp_america/index.cfm

http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/main/analysis/10710/