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Israeli Diplomatic Relations and Foreign Aid Disbursements:. The Politics of Arab Foreign Aid. By: Geeva Gopalkrishnan and James Gadea. L eague of A rab S tates. Arab Fund for Social and Economic Development. Literature Review. Eric Neumayer , The London School of Economics.
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Israeli Diplomatic Relations and Foreign Aid Disbursements: The Politics of Arab Foreign Aid By: GeevaGopalkrishnan and James Gadea
Literature Review • Eric Neumayer, The London School of Economics Poorer Arab country, more Arab aid No relationship with Israel, more Arab aid Greater Arab population, more Arab aid
Literature Review • Arab countries give aid for economic development and political reasons. • Saudi Arabia gave aid during Cold War to counter socialist movements. (Momani& Ennis)
Research Question • What role does Israeli diplomatic relations have on foreign aid disbursement by the Arab Fund to Arab League members?
Hypothesis • The Arab Fund provides less aid to Arab League countries that have diplomatic relationships with Israel.
Essentially… It’s politics, baby.
Methodology Dependent Variable: Independent Variable:(Dichotomous) Control Variables:
Results Dependent Variable Categorical Continuous Categorical Independent Variable Continuous
Results Arab Fund Aid (ln)
Explanatory Remarks Economic Engagement Secret Promotion of Security
Explanatory Remarks • Arab Solidarity • Economic Engagement instead of punishing
Explanatory Remarks • Arab Fund favors members who have relations with Israel • Publicly denounce Israel • Promote security • Security benefits of encouraging diplomacy
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