US Democracy Aid and the Authoritarian State: Evidence from Egypt and Morocco

US Democracy Aid and the Authoritarian State: Evidence from Egypt and Morocco

A recent study commissioned by the United States Agency for International Development to assess the effectiveness of its spending on democracy in its programs worldwide found that such aid works—with the sole exception of programs in the Middle East. What explains this exception? I argue that previo...

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