@book{JablonskiAidBook,
  title={Dependency Politics: How Foreign Aid Shapes Electoral Behavior},
  author={ Jablonski, Ryan},
  publisher={Cambridge University Press},
year={2026},
abstract={This book examines how democracy works in aid-dependent countries.  Drawing on experiments, interviews and surveys with voters, politicians and donors, Dr. Jablonski shows how aid-dependency changes how voters and politicians think about elections and government performance and provides new evidence and theory on the ways foreign aid impacts elections, democratic performance and public policy. Dr. Jablonski shows that voters don't simply reward politicians for aid, but that they condition their votes on beliefs about how politicians influence aid delivery. This leads to a "visibility-uncertainty" paradox where aid can either enhance or erode democratic accountability. Dr. Jablonski likewise documents the struggles that politicians face in coordinating with donors, and the ways these coordination costs create inefficiency and duplication. The book challenges much conventional wisdom, especially about the relationships between foreign aid, democratic accountability and incumbency. The book also offers lessons for governments and donors about balancing trade-offs over aid effectiveness, political capture and capacity-building. },
url_Paper={https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/dependency-politics/7250F0797374B8C011286B0C39B28115}
}

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