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US aid and substitution of human rights violations

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  • Ghashia Kiyani

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This paper examines the relationship between US aid and human rights violations in autocracies. It argues that autocratic leaders do not want to lose aid owing to their poor human rights records, and yet at the same time, cannot completely stop their rights violations because they often come into power through force. In this situation, the leader acts strategically by substituting the visible rights violations for invisible ones. However, substitution depends on the strategic relationship between the US and the recipient. If the recipient is strategically unimportant, then we can expect substitution; otherwise, it will not be necessary.

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  • Ghashia Kiyani, 2022. "US aid and substitution of human rights violations," Conflict Management and Peace Science, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 39(5), pages 587-608, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:compsc:v:39:y:2022:i:5:p:587-608
    DOI: 10.1177/07388942211045045
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