International Aid and Democracy Promotion investigates the link between foreign aid and the promotion of democracy, using theory, statistical tests, and illustr

The United States and many other international donors have embraced civil-society aid as a key tool of democracy promotion. This collection of essays analyzes c

Most government programs seeking to aid democracy abroad do not directly confront dictators. This book explains how organizational politics 'tamed' democracy as

A new lens on development is changing the world of international aid. The overdue recognition that development in all sectors is an inherently political process

How Western donor assistance can both help and undermine democracy in different parts of the world Democracy promotion is a central pillar of the foreign policy