Is foreign aid an effective instrument of soft power? Does it generate affinity for donor
countries and the values they espouse? This article answers these questions in the context …

The regnant scholarly consensus linking good governance—the quality of public
administration—to economic development has undergone surprisingly little empirical …

In order to address the lack of reliable indicators of corruption, this article develops a
composite indicator of high-level institutionalised corruption through a novel 'Big …

Aid donors pursue a strategy of targeted development with regard to recipient states. The
determinants of aid allocation have shifted significantly. Industrialized states are increasingly …

In a book full of directly applicable lessons for policymakers, Haley J. Swedlund explores
why foreign aid is delivered in different ways at different times, and why various approaches …

Every year, billions of dollars of environmental aid flow from the rich governments of the
North to the poor governments of the South. Why do donors provide this aid? What do they …

Recent articles conclude that foreign aid, like other nontax resources, inhibits political
change in authoritarian regimes. This article challenges both the negative political effects of …

* Brings together a wide variety of recent scholarship on democratization processes* Draws
from original case studies the world over, including Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Arab …

This work seeks to explore the widely held assumption that the discipline of International
Relations is dominated by American scholars, approaches and institutions. It proceeds by …

The security issues confronting Asia are both complex and diverse. Given the increasing
trend towards an expanding security agenda beyond the military dimension of inter-state …