Issue congruence in international organizations: A study of World Bank spending
Mirko Heinzel,
Bernhard Reinsberg,
Giuseppe Zaccaria
Abstract:International organizations (IOs) are often criticized for insulated decision‐making processes that do not react to the preferences of key stakeholders that are directly affected by them. However, empirical studies probing the degree to which IOs’ policies are aligned with the preferences of such key constituencies are scarce. This paper tackles the gap by studying the case of the World Bank. We argue that congruence with stakeholder preferences increases when recipients have institutional means of participati… Show more
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