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Selectorate Theory and Foreign Aids

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Selectorate Theory and Foreign Aids

The debate on whether the U.S should increase or decrease foreign aids has been hotly

contested over the years. Indeed, Trump administration threatened to cut foreign aid since 2017.

Some people argue that aids given elsewhere have led to the development of the dictator

government. More serious concern has been on financial and military assistance often given to

warring countries. The U.S has been accused of directly funding and supporting the

development of ISIS, it is supposed ally, during its war with Al-Qaida (Allawi, 2007). As Moore

argues, there is no evidence that foreign aids lead to developments in developing nations. This

position is debatable. I chose this topic precisely because it has some interesting facts and

controversial notions from each side. The topic also touches on essential facts revolving around

foreign aids. In as much as the developing nations need these aids, there is a widespread notion

that there are always strings to them. The goal of this paper is to use Selectorate theory to discuss

whether foreign aids influence the economy and living standards of the recipient countries.

Indeed, foreign aid promotes bad policies and politics by offering a backdrop for continued

domination of corrupt leaders.

The Selectorate theory is based on the assumption that leaders will do anything in the

capacity to remain in office, as their primary objective is to continue being in power (Bueno et

al. 2005). At their disposal, they have many tools to accomplish this goal exactly. The theory

stipulates that leaders are allocated different types of goods they need to remain in power, which

includes private and public goods. The former goods as the name suggest is enjoyed by a specific

individual who the good is allocated, while all people share public good. In Selectorate theory,

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Running head: SELECTORATE THEORY AND FOREIGN AIDS Selectorate Theory and Foreign Aids Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation 1 SELECTORATE THEORY AND FOREIGN AIDS 2 Selectorate Theory and Foreign Aids The debate on whether the U.S should increase or decrease foreign aids has been hotly contested over the years. Indeed, Trump administration threatened to cut foreign aid since 2017. Some people argue that aids given elsewhere have led to the development of the dictator government. More serious concern has been on financial and military assistance often given to warring countries. The U.S has been accused of directly funding and supporting the development of ISIS, it is supposed ally, during its war with Al-Qaida (Allawi, 2007). As Moore argues, there is no evidence that foreign aids lead to developments in developing nations. This position is debatable. I chose this topic precisely because it has some interesting facts and controversial notions from each side. The topic also touches on essential facts revolving around foreign aids. In as much as the developing nations need these aids, there is a widespread notion that there are always strings to them. The goal of this paper is to use Selectorate theory to discuss whether foreign aids influence the economy and living standards of the recipient countries. Indeed, foreign aid promotes bad policies and politics by offering a backdrop for continued domination of corrupt leaders. The Selectorate theory is based on the ass ...
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