Publication
May 2009
This paper examines institutional engineering as a tool in democracy promotion, using the US experience in Iraq as the case study. The author argues that although institutional engineering can be important for democratic stability, institutional theories do not hold true in the case of Iraq, where other factors led to the escalation of violence despite extensive institutional reforms. He concludes that we must model the selection process before estimating the effects of institutions and thus first identify the origins of institutions to evaluate their effects correctly.
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Author | David Waldner |
Series | USIP Special Reports |
Issue | 222 |
Publisher | United States Institute of Peace (USIP) |
Copyright | © 2009 United States Institute of Peace (USIP) |