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On the Political Economy of Foreign Aid and Human Rights in Autocracies

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  • Rabab Batool

    (Department of Instructional Design and Technology, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL, USA)

  • Ghashia Kiyani

    (Department of Political Science, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL, USA)

  • Saba Obaid

    (Department of Instructional Design and Technology, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL, USA)

  • Mian F. Raza

    (Departent of Economics, Harper College, Schaumburg, IL, USA)

Abstract

This paper presents a game-theoretic analysis of repression and resistance to show that foreign aid to autocratic governments may increase the incidence of conflict and human rights abuses. We empirically test this simple theory using a two-stage predictor substitution (2SPS) approach in 91 autocracies from 1981 to 2010. With various robustness checks, we find that aid significantly reduces government respect for human rights in autocracies. A further breakdown of autocratic regimes demonstrates that aid increases repression and human rights violations in personalist and single-party regimes more than their military counterparts. These empirical findings demonstrate strong evidence in support of the theoretical prediction that aid is generally ineffective in reducing human rights abuses in autocracies.

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  • Rabab Batool & Ghashia Kiyani & Saba Obaid & Mian F. Raza, 2023. "On the Political Economy of Foreign Aid and Human Rights in Autocracies," Journal of Development Innovations, KarmaQuest International, vol. 7(2), pages 1-27, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kqi:journl:2023-12-2-1
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    • D74 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
    • P48 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Other Economic Systems - - - Legal Institutions; Property Rights; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Regional Studies
    • Q34 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation - - - Natural Resources and Domestic and International Conflicts

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