Aid
Blame It All on “Easy Money
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6283432 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bruce Bueno De Mesquita (0000-0001-8582-8330, New York University, corresponding author), Alastair Smith (0000-0002-5291-1442, New York University) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 524-537 |
| Publication date | 2013-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022002712464315 |
| OpenAlex | W2169953593 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 15 |
Temporary membership on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has pernicious effects on the political and economic development of nations, particularly in nondemocracies. The leaders of rich democratic states often trade resources for the salient policy favors that UNSC members can deliver. This provides the leaders of temporary UNSC members with access to “easy money” resources. Such resources have deleterious consequences, particularly in nondemocracies, because they provide leaders with the means to pay off their coalition of supporters without reliance on tax revenues. While foreign aid is an important form of easy money bribe, it is but one of many. Empirical tests show loans are a substitute means for bribing UNSC members
Business · Democracy · Economic policy · Economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public economics · Revenue · Salient · Tax revenue · Finance · International Development and Aid · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Religion, Society, and Development
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,09 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |