Political Institutions and Aid Effectiveness in Autocracies

• In Event: Political and Institutional Effects of Foreign Aid and Donor Strategies

Brief Overview

We examine the political condition under which foreign aid might be effective in some autocratic countries than others. We argue that the effect of aid on economic growth is conditional on the level of institutionalization of autocratic regimes.

Authors

• Oluwaseun Emmanuel Okajare, Texas Tech University

• Oluwafunto Oso, Colorado State University