Data for: Political regimes and foreign intervention

Abstract of associated article: We present a theory of endogenous political regimes that emphasizes foreign direct investment as a motive for foreign governments to either induce regime transitions or promote regime consolidations. We characterize different forms of foreign intervention and identify the conditions under which they occur. We highlight new channels through which economic factors affect political regime choices. Foreign intervention is most likely to originate from countries where the government has a substantial pro-investor bias and to be directed at destinations where FDI is highly profitable and where income inequality is high. Foreign-sponsored coups d'état are more likely to be directed at democratic governments of poor countries. In destinations where FDI is highly profitable but the domestic elite is weak, foreign intervention tends to be aimed at stabilizing dictatorships. We relate the analysis to evidence on foreign intervention from around the world.相关论文摘要：本研究提出一种内生政治制度理论，该理论将外商直接投资（Foreign Direct Investment, FDI）视为外国政府推动政权更迭或促进政权巩固的核心动因。本研究刻画了外国干预的不同形式，并明确了其发生的前提条件，同时揭示了经济因素影响政治制度选择的全新传导路径。研究表明，外国干预更可能起源于政府具备显著亲投资者倾向的国家，且干预目标多为外商直接投资回报率高、收入不平等程度严重的东道国；外国资助的政变更倾向于以贫穷国家的民主政府为目标；而在那些外商直接投资回报率高但国内精英势力薄弱的东道国，外国干预往往旨在巩固独裁政权。本研究将上述分析与全球范围内的外国干预相关实证证据相结合。