@article{41adc9004e5f409ebdf1201c165e8af9,
title = "Aiding the Virtuous Circle? International Development Assistance and Citizen Confidence in Government in Bangladesh",
abstract = "In areas of limited statehood, foreign development assistance often finances public goods and services. Do citizens attribute the presence of this development assistance to their government and thereby generalize about the legitimacy of their own government because of it? In an informational experiment embedded in a nationwide survey in Bangladesh, we find evidence in line with the argument that the presence of foreign aid signals government competence. The informational treatment effects are particularly large among the majority of respondents who perceive high levels of corruption in their country.",
keywords = "Bangladesh, Foreign aid, attribution, information experiment, legitimacy",
author = "Winters, {Matthew S.} and Simone Dietrich and Minhaj Mahmud",
note = "Funding Information: Thanks to the participants in the June 2016 and April 2017 workshops at the Governance in Areas of Limited Statehood Collaborative Research Centre (SFB 700) at the Freie Universit{\"a}t Berlin for their helpful feedback on the project and the manuscript. Aila Matanock, David Remmert, Cord Schmelzle, and Eric Stollenwerk provided detailed comments and suggestions. For the original survey, we are grateful for financial support from the University of Missouri Research Board, the International Studies Association, and AidData, for excellent research assistance from Saumil Dharia, and for comments and discussions with a variety of colleagues. Funding Information: This work was supported by University of Missouri Research Board: International Studies Association: AidData. Funding Information: This work was supported by University of Missouri Research Board: International Studies Association: AidData. Thanks to the participants in the June 2016 and April 2017 workshops at the Governance in Areas of Limited Statehood Collaborative Research Centre (SFB 700) at the Freie Universit?t Berlin for their helpful feedback on the project and the manuscript. Aila Matanock, David Remmert, Cord Schmelzle, and Eric Stollenwerk provided detailed comments and suggestions. For the original survey, we are grateful for financial support from the University of Missouri Research Board, the International Studies Association, and AidData, for excellent research assistance from Saumil Dharia, and for comments and discussions with a variety of colleagues. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018, {\textcopyright} 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.",
year = "2018",
month = oct,
day = "2",
doi = "10.1080/17502977.2018.1520954",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "12",
pages = "468--483",
journal = "Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding",
issn = "1750-2977",
publisher = "Routledge",
number = "4",
}