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Aiding the Virtuous Circle? International Development Assistance and Citizen Confidence in Government in Bangladesh

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: In areas of limited statehood, foreign development assistance often finances public goods and services. Do citizens attribute the presence of this development assistance to their government and thereby generalize about the legitimacy of their own government because of it? In an informational experiment embedded in a nationwide survey in Bangladesh, we find evidence in line with the argument that the presence of foreign aid signals government competence. The informational treatment effects are particularly large among the majority of respondents who perceive high levels of corruption in their country.

Source: Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding

DOI: 10.1080/17502977.2018.1520954

Authors: Matthew S. Winters, Simone Dietrich, Minhaj Mahmud

Institutions: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Geneva, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

Language: English

Topic: International Development and Aid

Subfield: Development

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Partnerships for the goals

Open Access status: green

Funders: University of Missouri, International Studies Association, Freie Universität Berlin