Foreign Aid's Impact on Political Institutions Quiz
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According to the passage, how does foreign aid affect recipient countries' political institutions?

  • It has no impact on recipient countries' political institutions
  • It strengthens democracy in already democratic countries and dictatorship in already dictatorial regimes (correct)
  • It makes dictatorships more democratic and democracies more dictatorial
  • It weakens the existing political institutions of recipient countries

    • What is the 'amplification effect' as described in the passage?

  • A hypothesis suggesting that foreign aid makes dictatorships more democratic
  • A hypothesis suggesting that foreign aid only amplifies recipients' existing political institutions (correct)
  • A hypothesis suggesting that foreign aid weakens the existing political institutions of recipient countries
  • A hypothesis suggesting that foreign aid has no impact on recipient countries' political institutions

    • Which of the following accurately represents one of the competing hypotheses about how foreign aid affects political regimes?

  • Aid weakens democracy in already democratic countries and strengthens dictatorship in already dictatorial regimes
  • Aid strengthens democracy in already democratic countries and dictatorship in already dictatorial regimes (correct)
  • Aid makes all countries equally democratic
  • Aid has no impact on political regimes

    • What does the second hypothesis about foreign aid's impact on political institutions suggest?

    <p>Aid is a corrosive force on recipient countries' political institutions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the passage, what is the main impact of foreign aid on recipient countries' political institutions?

    <p>It only amplifies recipients' existing political institutions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Based on the information provided, what does the first hypothesis about foreign aid's impact on political regimes emphasize?

    <p>Aid strengthens democracy in already democratic countries and dictatorship in already dictatorial regimes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the view of foreign aid's effect on developing countries' political institutions?

    <p>It makes dictatorships more dictatorial and democracies more democratic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the paper suggest about foreign aid's impact on recipient countries' political institutions?

    <p>It amplifies recipients' existing political-institutional orientations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which view of foreign aid sees aid as having power to make dictatorships into democracies?

    <p>The optimistic view</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Bermeo (2011), what does the relationship between aid and recipient countries' democratization depend on?

    <p>How democratic aid donors are</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main contribution of the paper to the literature about foreign aid's effects on recipient countries' political institutions?

    <p>Investigating whether aid amplifies recipient countries' existing political institutions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the optimistic view of foreign aid suggest about its ability to influence recipient countries' political institutions?

    <p>It has the power to make dictatorships into democracies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Wright (2009) consider regarding aid's democratizing effects in autocratic countries?

    <p>How aid's democratizing effects might depend on the expectation of political leaders retaining power postdemocratization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to this view, what is the effect of targeted aid in politically centralized developing countries?

    <p>It diminishes autocratic control and checks the executive's power</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one potential way through which targeted aid may improve recipient countries' democracy?

    <p>By improving election infrastructure and supporting election activities in recipient nations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the paper suggest about foreign aid's effects on recipient countries' political institutions?

    <p>It may be institutionally stabilizing rather than institutionally reversing</p> Signup and view all the answers

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