16 Questions
According to the passage, how does foreign aid affect recipient countries' political institutions?
It strengthens democracy in already democratic countries and dictatorship in already dictatorial regimes
What is the 'amplification effect' as described in the passage?
A hypothesis suggesting that foreign aid only amplifies recipients' existing political institutions
Which of the following accurately represents one of the competing hypotheses about how foreign aid affects political regimes?
Aid strengthens democracy in already democratic countries and dictatorship in already dictatorial regimes
What does the second hypothesis about foreign aid's impact on political institutions suggest?
Aid is a corrosive force on recipient countries' political institutions
According to the passage, what is the main impact of foreign aid on recipient countries' political institutions?
It only amplifies recipients' existing political institutions
Based on the information provided, what does the first hypothesis about foreign aid's impact on political regimes emphasize?
Aid strengthens democracy in already democratic countries and dictatorship in already dictatorial regimes
What is the view of foreign aid's effect on developing countries' political institutions?
It makes dictatorships more dictatorial and democracies more democratic
What does the paper suggest about foreign aid's impact on recipient countries' political institutions?
It amplifies recipients' existing political-institutional orientations
Which view of foreign aid sees aid as having power to make dictatorships into democracies?
The optimistic view
According to Bermeo (2011), what does the relationship between aid and recipient countries' democratization depend on?
How democratic aid donors are
What is the main contribution of the paper to the literature about foreign aid's effects on recipient countries' political institutions?
Investigating whether aid amplifies recipient countries' existing political institutions
What does the optimistic view of foreign aid suggest about its ability to influence recipient countries' political institutions?
It has the power to make dictatorships into democracies
What does Wright (2009) consider regarding aid's democratizing effects in autocratic countries?
How aid's democratizing effects might depend on the expectation of political leaders retaining power postdemocratization
According to this view, what is the effect of targeted aid in politically centralized developing countries?
It diminishes autocratic control and checks the executive's power
What is one potential way through which targeted aid may improve recipient countries' democracy?
By improving election infrastructure and supporting election activities in recipient nations
What does the paper suggest about foreign aid's effects on recipient countries' political institutions?
It may be institutionally stabilizing rather than institutionally reversing
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