Buying votes and international organizations
This study explores a basic idea in political economy: Trading money for political influence. Our focus is at the level of international institutions, where governments may exploit their influence in one organization to gain leverage over another. In particular, we consider the lending activities of...
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| Format: | Book/Monograph Working Paper |
| Language: | German English |
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Göttingen
CeGE
2011
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| Series: | Discussion papers / Center for European Governance and Economic Development Research
123 |
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Cege discussion paper (123)
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| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: http://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/document/download/214cccc38fca799be617db86370ef608.pdf/123_Dreher.pdf Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://webdoc.gwdg.de/ebook/serien/lm/CEGE/123.pdf Download aus dem Internet, Stand 06.06.2011, Volltext: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/70233 
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| Author Notes: | Axel Dreher; James Raymond Vreeland |
| Summary: | This study explores a basic idea in political economy: Trading money for political influence. Our focus is at the level of international institutions, where governments may exploit their influence in one organization to gain leverage over another. In particular, we consider the lending activities of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and voting behavior at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Analyzing an original dataset on the successful and failed resolutions of the UNSC, we find evidence of vote-buying. -- IMF ; UN Security Council ; Voting ; Aid |
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| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| Format: | Acrobat Reader. Systemvoraussetzungen: Acrobat Reader. |