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According to the passage, how does foreign aid affect recipient countries' political institutions?
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?
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?
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?
What does the second hypothesis about foreign aid's impact on political institutions suggest?
According to the passage, what is the main impact of foreign aid on recipient countries' political institutions?
According to the passage, what is the main impact of foreign aid on recipient countries' political institutions?
Based on the information provided, what does the first hypothesis about foreign aid's impact on political regimes emphasize?
Based on the information provided, what does the first hypothesis about foreign aid's impact on political regimes emphasize?
What is the view of foreign aid's effect on developing countries' political institutions?
What is the view of foreign aid's effect on developing countries' political institutions?
What does the paper suggest about foreign aid's impact on recipient countries' political institutions?
What does the paper suggest about foreign aid's impact on recipient countries' political institutions?
Which view of foreign aid sees aid as having power to make dictatorships into democracies?
Which view of foreign aid sees aid as having power to make dictatorships into democracies?
According to Bermeo (2011), what does the relationship between aid and recipient countries' democratization depend on?
According to Bermeo (2011), what does the relationship between aid and recipient countries' democratization depend on?
What is the main contribution of the paper to the literature about foreign aid's effects on recipient countries' political institutions?
What is the main contribution of the paper to the literature about foreign aid's effects on recipient countries' political institutions?
What does the optimistic view of foreign aid suggest about its ability to influence recipient countries' political institutions?
What does the optimistic view of foreign aid suggest about its ability to influence recipient countries' political institutions?
What does Wright (2009) consider regarding aid's democratizing effects in autocratic countries?
What does Wright (2009) consider regarding aid's democratizing effects in autocratic countries?
According to this view, what is the effect of targeted aid in politically centralized developing countries?
According to this view, what is the effect of targeted aid in politically centralized developing countries?
What is one potential way through which targeted aid may improve recipient countries' democracy?
What is one potential way through which targeted aid may improve recipient countries' democracy?
What does the paper suggest about foreign aid's effects on recipient countries' political institutions?
What does the paper suggest about foreign aid's effects on recipient countries' political institutions?
