” Receiving aid during the first days of tenure increases a nondemocratic leader’s likelihood of coalition failure by 27 percent. This dangerous impact reverses but at a leisurely pace. Leaders must cling to power for 17½ years before the destabilizing effect loses significance. At this point, 83 percent of autocratic leaders would already have lost office”

Personligt er jeg egentlig overrasket over, at bistand kan have så markant en destabiliserende effekt på autokratier. Men måske formår forfatteren ikke at identificere effekten af bistand … ?