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=== Foreign aid ===
There is an argument in political economy that [[foreign aid]] can have the same negative effects in the long run towards development as in the case of the resource curse. The so-called "aid curse" results from giving perverse political incentives to a weak body of civil servants, lowering politicians' accountability towards citizens and decreasing economic pressure thanks to the income of an unearned resource to mitigate economic crisis.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Moss|first1=Todd|last2=Pettersson|first2=Gunilla|date=2006|title=An aid-institutions paradox? A review essay on aid dependency and state building in sub-Saharan Africa|url=https://www.cgdev.org/sites/default/files/5646_file_WP_74.pdf|journal=Center for Global Development|volume=Working paper 74|pages=5}}</ref> When foreign aid represents a major source of revenue to governments, especially in low-income countries, state-building capacity is hindered by undermining responsiveness toward taxpayers or by decreasing the incentive for governments to look for different sources of income or the increase in taxation.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Bräutigam|first=Deborah|date=2002|title=Building Leviathan: Revenue, State Capacity, and Governance|url=https://deborahbrautigam.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/2002-building-leviathan.pdf|journal=IDS Bulletin |volume=33|issue=3|pages=1–17|doi=10.1111/j.1759-5436.2002.tb00034.x}}</ref>