Dirty elections: To the rigger the spoils | The Economist

Dirty elections: To the rigger the spoils | The Economist

The study reveals many observations. Namely-rigging has an economic effect and nothing we do can stop it.

"So rigging makes the economy less important to a president’s future—a rejoinder to the Chinese claim that in developing countries “managed democracy” is better for growth than an electoral free-for-all."

This is quite an interesting conclusion..."And aid makes almost no difference. Even if outsiders are keeping the entire country afloat, their influence is patchy."

So does foreign aid matter in helping to promote democratic elections over rigged ones? Evidently not. So what on earth are we doing overseas with the "democratic freedom iniatives" if elections are going to be continuously rigged.