HUMAN RIGHTS AND ECONOMIC AID ALLOCATION UNDER RONALD REAGAN AND JIMMY CARTER

IN THIS STUDY, THE AUTHOR TRIES TO RESOLVE THE HUMAN RIGHTS CONTROVERSY BY SOLVING THE PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED WITH THE CINGRANELLI AND PASQUARELLO STUDY. THE ARTICLE FOCUSES ON AID ALLOCATION TO WESTERN HEMISPHERE COUNTRIES AND TO A SAMPLE OF COUNTRIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD, UNDER BOTH THE CARTER AND THE REAGAN PRESIDENCIES. THE RESULTS INDICATE THAT HUMAN RIGHTS CONSIDERATIONS WERE IMPORTANT IN DETERMINING THE OUTCOMES OF U.S. BILATERAL ECONOMIC AID DECISIONS UNDER BOTH ADMINISTRATIONS AS THEY PERTAIN TO THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE REGION AND TO THE WORLD'S NATIONS IN GENERAL.