This handbook is an introduction to the topic of money in politics with special emphasis on the role of disclosure. The first publication entirely committed to the topic of political financial disclosure, the Money in Politics Handbook analyzes the findings of a rigorous, systematic survey of disclosure laws in 118 developed and developing countries around the world.

This training manual provides guidelines and material for conducting a training program on building political parties, running a political campaign, and communicating a campaign message. It contains background information, model agendas, workshop activities, sample surveys and quizzes.

In 20 years of work with political parties in more than 50 countries, the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) has seen that successful parties are those that are committed to best practices in outreach to new sectors, transparency, and internal democracy. Effective party engagement with civil society can strengthen all three of these areas as explored in this workbook for party activists and trainers.

This dictionary provides all civic and political actors working to create or monitor effective budgets with a common set of terms and definitions related to budget issues. It aims to facilitate more effective communication between these actors and with governments.

Prepared by the National Democratic Institute (NDI), this document is intended as a basis for discussion within the international community regarding standards for the functioning of democratic legislatures. Just as there is no single, international body that certifies the democratic nature of a given electoral process, there can be no one arbiter of whether a legislature functions properly.