Prospects for constitutionalism in post-communist countries
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In: Law in eastern Europe 50
In: The Welfare State as Piggy Bank, S. 241-262
In: Electoral Studies, Band 19, Heft 2-3, S. 199-217
In: Electoral studies: an international journal, Band 19, Heft 2, S. 199-218
ISSN: 0261-3794
In: Electoral studies: an international journal, Band 19, Heft 2-3, S. 199
ISSN: 0261-3794
In: Human affairs: HA ; postdisciplinary humanities & social sciences quarterly, Band 9, Heft 2, S. 154-161
ISSN: 1337-401X
In: Research in Public Policy Analysis and Management; Strategies for Public Management Reform, S. 325-345
In: Southeast European Politics, Band 4, Heft 1, S. 98-100
In: Human affairs: postdisciplinary humanities & social sciences quarterly, Band 9, Heft 2, S. 154-161
ISSN: 1210-3055
In: Studies in economic transition
In: Europe-Asia Studies, Band 63, Heft 1, S. 49-76
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In: Europe Asia studies, Band 63, Heft 1, S. 49-76
ISSN: 0966-8136
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In: Political studies: the journal of the Political Studies Association of the United Kingdom, Band 62, Heft 4, S. 878-894
ISSN: 1467-9248
A major debate within foreign aid literature is whether civil society can be 'purchased' through outside assistance. We test this proposition by exploring the influence of aid provided by the United States Agency for International Development on post-communist civil rights environments. A review of research critical of international assistance highlights the risk of unsustainability, polarization and dependence among recipient civic organizations. We argue that a more effective stimulant is socio-economic growth, which stimulates committed constituencies, higher citizen expectations and pressure on the state to protect civil freedoms. Using cross-sectional, time-series data from 27 post-communist countries, we find no evidence that aid independently promotes stronger civil rights environments but that economic growth produces substantial improvements. Further, any aid effectiveness appears to be conditional on economic strength. We conclude that developmental organizations should reassess how and where civil society aid is targeted. Adapted from the source document.
In: Political studies: the journal of the Political Studies Association of the United Kingdom, Band 62, Heft 4, S. 878-894
ISSN: 1467-9248
A major debate within foreign aid literature is whether civil society can be 'purchased' through outside assistance. We test this proposition by exploring the influence of aid provided by the United States Agency for International Development on post-communist civil rights environments. A review of research critical of international assistance highlights the risk of unsustainability, polarization and dependence among recipient civic organizations. We argue that a more effective stimulant is socio-economic growth, which stimulates committed constituencies, higher citizen expectations and pressure on the state to protect civil freedoms. Using cross-sectional, time-series data from 27 post-communist countries, we find no evidence that aid independently promotes stronger civil rights environments but that economic growth produces substantial improvements. Further, any aid effectiveness appears to be conditional on economic strength. We conclude that developmental organizations should reassess how and where civil society aid is targeted.