Foreign Aid and Policy Concessions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6283592 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bruce Bueno De Mesquita (0000-0001-8582-8330, New York University), Alastair Smith (0000-0002-5291-1442, New York University) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 251-284 |
| Publication date | 2007-04-01 |
| 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 | 10.1177/0022002706297696 |
| OpenAlex | W2120766835 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 170 |
| References cited | 37 |
We model foreign-aid-for-policy deals, assuming that leaders want to maximize their time in office. Their actions are shaped by two political institutions, their selectorate and winning coalition. Leaders who depend on a large coalition, a relatively small selectorate, and who extract valuable policy concessions from prospective recipients are likely to give aid. Prospective recipients are likely to get aid if they have few resources, depend on a small coalition and a large selectorate, and the policy concession sought by the donor is not too politically costly. The amount of aid received, if any, increases as the recipient leader's coalition increases, the selectorate decreases, the issue's salience increases, and the domestic resources increase. The theory explains why many Third World people hate the United States and want to live there. Empirical tests using the U.S. Agency for International Development data for the post—World War II years support the model's predictions
Agency (philosophy · Economics · Foreign policy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Salience (neuroscience · Sociology · Economic Growth and Development · International Development and Aid · Law · Psychology · Public Administration · Religion, Society, and Development
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The Democracy Aid Calculus
Political Context and the Consequences of Naming and Shaming for Human Rights Abuse
Affinity or effectiveness? Donors’ preferences for bypass aid
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What Shapes Recipient Attitudes Toward Foreign Aid Bypass? Evidence from Bangladesh
Aid Management, Trust, and Development Policy Influence
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Talk of shame
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Aid, Policies, and Growth
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Expanded Trade and GDP Data
Honest Threats
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| Unique citing works | 170 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 8,1 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2026 (22) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 170 |