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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Hauptverfasser: Dreher, Axel (VerfasserIn) , Vreeland, James Raymond (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Book/Monograph Arbeitspapier
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Göttingen Courant Research Centre 2011
Schriftenreihe:Discussion papers / Courant Research Centre 78
In: Discussion papers (78)

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Verfasserangaben:Axel Dreher and James Raymond Vreeland
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Zusammenfassung: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.
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