This study analyzes the dynamic impact of democratization on receipt of foreign aid. Since the 1990s, this relationship has been increasingly important, given the end of the Cold War and the related turn to good governance, increased pressure from donor publics for political conditionality, and...

Budget aid has become a popular instrument of official development assistance (ODA) since the 1990s, as it holds a promise of enhanced aid effectiveness due to recipient-country ownership and reduced fragmentation. However, it potentially provides incentives for recipient-country governments to...