Brazilian International Development Cooperation and Public Opinion

Domestic Costs Faced by a Troubled Emerging Donor

Bibliographic Data

ID6235622
AuthorsMatheus Soldi Hardt (0000-0001-9887-1055, King's College London), Fernando Mouron (0000-0002-3629-3082, King's College London), Laerte Apolinário Júnior (0000-0002-8326-4428, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo)
Year2020
Volume14
Issue1
Publication date2020-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBrazilian Political Science Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1981-3821 • E-ISSN: 1981-3821
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/1981-3821202000010001
OpenAlexW3018069300
SCIELO_PIDS1981-38212020000100200
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited50

In recent decades, Brazil has established itself as an important donor to underdeveloped countries. Although the country does not see itself as a traditional donor, its IDC policy, in the context of South-South Cooperation, has increased the country’s international profile as an influential actor in the IDC landscape. However, emerging states, generally classified as middle-income countries, continue to suffer from high levels of poverty, which leads to debate on whether resources used in international aid could not be better used at home. The supply of foreign aid is influenced by public opinion in democratic donor countries; generally speaking, foreign aid is unpopular relative to domestic programs. This article, by means of an experimental design, analyzes Brazilian public support for the country’s IDC policy and engages with the emerging literature on Brazilian public opinion and foreign policy issues. It thus contributes to the discussion about the domestic costs of Brazil becoming an emerging donor. Our findings, based on a national survey of 2276 people, show that most respondents believe the country should reduce or eliminate foreign aid spending. Moreover, support decreases even more when participants are presented with information on how that money could have been used in the domestic realm

Context (archaeology · Democracy · Developing country · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Emerging markets · Foreign policy · Geography · Political science · Politics · Poverty · Public opinion · Realm · International Development and Aid · Law · Policy Transfer and Learning · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare

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