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Political trust, corruption and ratings of the IMF and the World Bank

Breen, Michael ORCID: 0000-0002-5857-9938 and Gillanders, Robert ORCID: 0000-0001-9462-0005 (2015) Political trust, corruption and ratings of the IMF and the World Bank. International Interactions, 41 (2). pp. 337-364. ISSN 0305-0629

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Abstract

There are only a handful of studies that examine public support for the IMF and World Bank. At the individual level, evaluations of the economy feature prominently in these studies. Utilizing data from the Afrobarometer study, we find that evaluations of the economy, ideology and a range of socio-demographic factors including age, gender, employment status, health, education, and living conditions are not significantly related to ratings of effectiveness. Rather, we find that political trust and corruption – two very important concepts in the wider literature on individual level attitudes toward international relations and foreign policy issues – are strongly associated with ratings of effectiveness.

Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Additional Information:Also published as a HECER Discussion Paper No. 370
Subjects:Social Sciences > Globalization
Social Sciences > International relations
Social Sciences > Political science
Business > Economics
DCU Faculties and Centres:Research Initiatives and Centres > Centre for International Studies (CIS)
DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Science > School of Law and Government
Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Official URL:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03050629.2014.948154
Copyright Information:© 2015 Taylor & Francis
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
ID Code:19656
Deposited On:19 Nov 2013 11:43 by Michael Breen . Last Modified 29 Apr 2020 14:16

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