Stephen Knack
Does Foreign Aid Promote Democracy?
World Bank Group
aid potentially contribute democratization several ways 1 technical assistance focusing electoral processes strengthening legislatures judiciaries checks executive power promotion civil society organizations including free press 2 conditionality 3 improving education increasing per capita incomes research shows conducive democratization study provides multivariate analysis impact aid democratization large sample recipient nations 197596 period using several alternative democracy indexes measures aid intensity evidence found aid promotes democracy result robust alternative model specifications estimation techniques including use exogenous instruments aid