Democracy Promotion Project
The final report and the dataset are available from the site linked above.
“This study attempts to determine the impact of U.S. democracy assistance on democracy building world-wide. Unlike all prior published research, the data set is based upon an exhaustive survey of the entire democracy portfolio of the United States Agency for International Development. Moreover, we cover the entire post Cold War period, beginning in 1990 and continue up through 2003, the most recent year for which data are available. Prior published quantitative research has been based on data sets that were far more limited, either by restricting the analysis to fewer countries, fewer years and, perhaps most importantly, by not cleanly separating democracy assistance from other forms of assistance.” (from the final report, p.1)
Where: 195 Countries
Time period: 1990-2003
Variables: See page 17 of the final report for an overview and the appendices for variable lists.
Documentation: Codebook
Primary Investigators: Steven E. Finkel (University of Pittsburgh), AnÃbal Pérez-Liñán (University of Pittsburgh), Mitchell A. Seligson (Vanderbilt University).