Donors, dictators and democrats in Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5089757 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Arthur A Goldsmith (0000-0002-5786-4809, John F. Kennedy University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 411-436 |
| Publication date | 2001-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Modern African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-278X • E-ISSN: 1469-7777 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022278x01003664 |
| OpenAlex | W2119310439 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 10 |
African countries are among those receiving the most foreign aid per capita. Many detractors blame that aid for encouraging dictatorship and undermining democracy. This article takes a contrary view. It analyses the relationship between the amount of development assistance given to sub-Saharan countries in the 1990s, and changes in their political systems. There is empirical evidence that arbitrary, unrepresentative government diminished in Africa. The data also suggest a positive, though small, correlation between development assistance and democratisation in the 1990s. The issue now facing many African countries is how to consolidate and extend these reforms on their own, with less external support
Blame · Democracy · Democratization · Developing country · Development economics · Dictatorship · Economic growth · Economics · Empirical evidence · Government (linguistics) · Per capita · Per capita income · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Population · Sociology · Economic Growth and Development · International Development and Aid · Law · Natural Resources and Economic Development · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,71 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2024 (23) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |