In an age of financial globalization, are markets and democracy compatible? For develo**
countries, the dramatic internationalization of financial markets over the last two decades …

Credit is the lifeblood of capitalism and development. Brazil, Russia, India, and China-also
called BRICs-have become important creditors to develo** countries. However, how will …

How do domestic politics influence the formation of international institutions, and how do
international institutions shape domestic politics? These questions cannot be answered in …

Scholars studying foreign assistance differ over whether multilateral aid is preferable to
bilateral aid for promoting development, but nearly all build their cases primarily on highly …

This study deals with the effects of authoritarian regimes on state capacity or the quality of
government (QoG): do some types of dictatorship (military, monarchy, and civilian) perform …

Political scientists like to talk about the “median” voter—the representative voter in the
middle. Suppose, analogously, we were to speak of the median scholar of international …

Over the last few decades, a vast literature has emerged examining the relationship
between democratic political institutions and trade policy outcomes. While this literature has …

We propose that major powers give foreign aid to develo** countries to facilitate politically
costly economic reforms that preferential trading agreements prescribe. Democratic …

Political economy theory expects politicians to use budget deficits to engineer an election-
timed boom, known as the political business cycle. We challenge and contextualize this view …

Does oil make countries autocratic? Can foreign aid make countries democratic? Does
taxation lead to representation? In this book, Kevin M. Morrison develops a novel argument …