Title: | The perils of international capital |
Authors: | Ahmed, Faisal Z., Author |
Material Type: | Books |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press, 2020 |
Article on page: | vii., 188 p. |
ISBN (or other code): | 978-1-108-72685-6 |
Languages: | English |
Class number: | 338.910 917 24 |
Descriptors: |
6.15 Politics and government > Political science > Politics |
Tags: | Developing countries ; Economic assistance--Political aspects ; Economic development--Political aspects ; Investments, Foreign--Political aspects |
Abstract: | Can foreign capital empower dictatorship? This groundbreaking book develops a unified theory that links three prominent forms of international capital to the endurance of dictatorships. International capital empowers governments to finance two key instruments of non-democratic politics: repression and patronage. The Perils of International Capital uses theory, case studies, and cross-national statistical evidence to demonstrate causal effects between foreign capital and authoritarian politics. These finding are crucial to scholars and policymakers alike, as they call for a recalibration of the welfare effects associated with greater financial globalization. Ahmed reveals that, while foreign capital may improve economic development, it can tragically hinder democratic governance in the process. |
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