Most cited papers in International Development and Aid
What are the most cited papers in International Development and Aid?
The most cited paper in International Development and Aid is "International regimes, transactions, and change: embedded liberalism in the postwar economic order" (John Gerard Ruggie, 1982), with 4,470 citations. Next come "The Eclectic Paradigm of International Production: A Restatement and Some Possible Extensions" (4,343) and "Does Oil Hinder Democracy?" (3,423).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 822 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International regimes, transactions, and change: embedded liberalism in the postwar economic order John Gerard Ruggie · International Organization | 1982 | 4,470 |
| 2 | The Eclectic Paradigm of International Production: A Restatement and Some Possible Extensions John H. Dunning · Journal of International Business Studies | Mar 1988 | 4,343 |
| 3 | Does Oil Hinder Democracy? Michael L. Ross · World Politics | Apr 2001 | 3,423 |
| 4 | An institution-based view of international business strategy: a focus on emerging economies Mike W. Peng, Denis Y. L. Wang, Yi Jiang · Journal of International Business Studies | 3 Apr 2008 | 3,260 |
| 5 | Our common future: report of the World Commission on Environment and Development Robert H. Cassen · International Affairs | 1987 | 3,234 |
| 6 | The Theory of Economic Development Simone Raudino | 2016 | 2,987 |
| 7 | Institutions and the Resource Curse Halvor Mehlum, Karl Ove Moene, Ragnar Torvik · The Economic Journal | 2006 | 2,839 |
| 8 | Who Gives Foreign Aid to Whom and Why? Alberto Alesina, David Dollar · Journal of Economic Growth | Mar 2000 | 2,504 |
| 9 | Economic Shocks and Civil Conflict: An Instrumental Variables Approach Edward A. Miguel, Shanker Satyanath, Ernest John Sergenti · Journal of Political Economy | 22 Jul 2004 | 2,490 |
| 10 | The Rational Design of International Institutions Barbara Koremenos, Charles Lipson, Duncan Snidal · International Organization | 2001 | 2,365 |
| 11 | How Ideas Spread: Whose Norms Matter? Norm Localization and Institutional Change in Asian Regionalism Amitav Acharya · International Organization | Apr 2004 | 2,329 |
| 12 | Natural Resources: Curse or Blessing? Frederick van der Ploeg · Journal of Economic Literature | Jun 2011 | 2,208 |
| 13 | The Politics, Power, and Pathologies of International Organizations Michael Barnett, Martha Finnemore · International Organization | 1999 | 2,109 |
| 14 | US Food Aid and Civil Conflict Nathan Nunn, Nancy Qian · American Economic Review | 28 May 2014 | 2,044 |
| 15 | Power and Interdependence Robert O. Keohane, Joseph S. Nye · International Organization | 16 Aug 2013 | 2,028 |
| 16 | The Political Economy of the Resource Curse Michael L. Ross · World Politics | 1999 | 2,000 |
| 17 | Infrastructure, Geographical Disadvantage, Transport Costs, and Trade Nuno Limão · The World Bank Economic Review | Oct 2001 | 1,925 |
| 18 | After hegemony: cooperation and discord in the world political economy Barry G. Buzan · International Affairs | Apr 1985 | 1,817 |
| 19 | Power in International Politics Michael Barnett, Raymond D. Duvall · International Organization | 2005 | 1,791 |
| 20 | Why States Act through Formal International Organizations Kenneth Wayne Abbott, Duncan Snidal · Journal of Conflict Resolution | Feb 1998 | 1,776 |
| 21 | Unpacking 'Participation': models, meanings and practices Andréa Cornwall · Community Development Journal | 5 Jun 2008 | 1,711 |
| 22 | Political foundations of the resource curse James A. Robinson, Ragnar Torvik, Thierry Verdier · Journal of Development Economics | 21 Mar 2006 | 1,674 |
| 23 | Handbook of development economics Jaime de Mélo · Journal of Development Economics | Apr 1992 | 1,653 |
| 24 | Activists Beyond Borders: Advocacy Networks in International Politics David G. Skidmore · Political Science Quarterly | 1999 | 1,647 |
| 25 | The Globalization of Liberalization: Policy Diffusion in the International Political Economy Beth A. Simmons, Zachary Elkins · American Political Science Review | Feb 2004 | 1,639 |
| 26 | Accountability and Abuses of Power in World Politics Ruth W. Grant, Robert O. Keohane · American Political Science Review | Feb 2005 | 1,610 |
| 27 | Collective Identity Formation and the International State Alexander E. Wendt · American Political Science Review | Jun 1994 | 1,578 |
| 28 | Foreign Assistance and Economic Development Hollis B. Chenery · Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks | 1967 | 1,572 |
| 29 | After Hegemony : Cooperation and Discord in the World Political Economy Charles Merrifeld · Journal of Economic Issues | Jun 1985 | 1,527 |
| 30 | Nested Analysis as a Mixed-Method Strategy for Comparative Research Evan S. Lieberman · American Political Science Review | Aug 2005 | 1,520 |
| 31 | Quasi-States: Sovereignty, International Relations and the Third World Andrew John Pierre, Robert Howard Jackson · Foreign Affairs | 1991 | 1,511 |
| 32 | A third wave of autocratization is here: what is new about it? Anna Lührmann, Staffan I. Lindberg · Democratization | Mar 2019 | 1,493 |
| 33 | The Internationalization of Chinese Firms: A Case for Theoretical Extension? John Child, Suzana B. Rodrigues · Management and Organization Review | Nov 2005 | 1,450 |
| 34 | Reinventing strategies for emerging markets: beyond the transnational model Ted London, Stuart L. Hart · Journal of International Business Studies | 19 Aug 2004 | 1,450 |
| 35 | Achieving Cooperation under Anarchy: Strategies and Institutions Robert Axelrod, Robert O. Keohane · World Politics | Oct 1985 | 1,438 |
| 36 | Democratic Experiments in Africa: Regime Transitions in Comparative Perspective Gail M. Gerhart, Michaël Bratton, Nicholas van de Walle · Foreign Affairs | 1998 | 1,430 |
| 37 | Human Rights in a Globalizing World: The Paradox of Empty Promises Emilie Marie Hafner-Burton, Kiyoteru Tsutsui · American Journal of Sociology | Mar 2005 | 1,425 |
| 38 | Trade Liberalization and Growth: New Evidence Romain T. Wacziarg, Karen Horn Welch · The World Bank Economic Review | 2008 | 1,370 |
| 39 | The big push, natural resource booms and growth Jeffrey David Sachs, Andrew M. Warner · Journal of Development Economics | Jun 1999 | 1,361 |
| 40 | Aid and growth regressions Henrik Steen Hansen, Finn Tarp · Journal of Development Economics | Apr 2001 | 1,354 |
| 41 | Government action, social capital and development: Reviewing the evidence on synergy Peter Evans · World Development | Jun 1996 | 1,338 |
| 42 | The Global Diffusion of Public Policies: Social Construction, Coercion, Competition, or Learning? Frank R. Dobbin, Beth A. Simmons, Geoffrey Garrett · Annual Review of Sociology | 25 Jun 2007 | 1,304 |
| 43 | Instruments, Randomization, and Learning about Development Angus Deaton · Journal of Economic Literature | Jun 2010 | 1,295 |
| 44 | The Constructive Turn in International Relations Theory Jeffrey T. Checkel · World Politics | 1998 | 1,281 |
| 45 | Do exports generate higher productivity? Evidence from Slovenia Jan De Loecker · Journal of International Economics | 23 May 2007 | 1,267 |
| 46 | International Peacebuilding: A Theoretical and Quantitative Analysis Michael William Doyle, Nicholas Sambanis · American Political Science Review | Dec 2000 | 1,244 |
| 47 | Good Enough Governance: Poverty Reduction and Reform in Developing Countries Merilee Serrill Grindle · Governance | 25 Aug 2004 | 1,239 |
| 48 | Norms, culture, and world politics: insights from sociology's institutionalism Martha Finnemore · International Organization | 1996 | 1,223 |
| 49 | State Power and the Structure of International Trade Stephen D. Krasner · World Politics | Apr 1976 | 1,216 |
| 50 | The Emerging Structure of International Politics Kenneth N. Waltz · International Security | 1993 | 1,192 |
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