As Stable as the Dollar Stretches: Foreign Aid and Social Stability in Jordan

Authors

Presenter(s)

Jasmine Jordan

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Description

After the fall out of the Arab Spring in 2010, most of the countries in the Middle East and North Africa region suffered from extreme political, social, and economical instability. Usually, the citizens of these counties were revolting against the authoritarian regimes that have held power for decades. Jordan stands as the only obvious exception. How has Jordan maintained relative economic stability where others have failed? I have found that it is hard to judge the economic or social stability of Jordan without recognizing the large amounts of foreign aid Jordan has received from the US. This thesis asks what the relationship exist between developmental US foreign aid and political stability in Jordan The basic argument is that foreign aid affects the economic, social, and governmental structure in a country, which decreases unrest in the population and increases political stability. This thesis looks at the relationship between these factors and their influence on each other.

Publication Date

4-9-2014

Project Designation

Honors Thesis

Primary Advisor

Jason Pierce

Primary Advisor's Department

Political Science

Keywords

Stander Symposium project

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities | Business | Education | Engineering | Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences | Physical Sciences and Mathematics | Social and Behavioral Sciences

Recommended Citation

"As Stable as the Dollar Stretches: Foreign Aid and Social Stability in Jordan" (2014). Stander Symposium Projects. 398.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/stander_posters/398