Resource Management

The perils of conditional payments for democracy: Experimental evidence from local leaders in rural Namibia
Imbursement of international aid conditional on recipients applying democratic principles has been used as a policy tool to spread democratization for a long time. An obstacle that this policy faces is the capacity of recipients to manipulate elections, enabling them to receive aid without giving up power.
Ivo Steimanis, Esther Blanco, Björn Vollan
Nov 7, 2021 Working Paper
The perils of conditional payments for democracy: Experimental evidence from local leaders in rural Namibia