Die internationale Entwicklungszusammenarbeit verfolgt zwei Ziele: Armutsreduzierung und Demokratisierung. Auf der … weniger Demokratisierung – und umgekehrt. Dieser Trade-Off lässt sich auflösen, wenn es gelingt, bei diktatorischen Regimes … democratization. Using a rational choice approach to non-democratic regimes, this paper argues that there is a trade-off between these …

In this paper we examine the interrelatedness between regime types of democracy and non-democracy and poverty reduction …, GDP and inequality we find no significant impact of democratization on poverty rates. In more flexible and causal … treatment effects estimates we find democratization reduces poverty rates by about 11-14% in the first five years after …

estimates to estimate average treatment effects of democratization on poverty reduction and estimates this separately for … countries with relatively weaker and stronger institutions at the time of democratization. The estimations reveal no clear … democratization that only occur when institutions are still relatively weak, rather than due to growth or inequality changes. When the …

joint effects of World Bank and IMF programs on democratization in 80 developing countries from 1974 to 2007. Our results …Introduced in 1999, poverty reduction strategies (PRS) are currently the World Bank and IMF’s main instrument to … more effective development strategies leading to welfare-improving outcomes. In terms of democratization, it is assumed …