ABSTRACT
Because full-fledged democracy is mainly a post-1945 phenomenon and
because the Cold War offers an alternative explanation for the peaceful
relations among democracies, it is difficult to test the democratic peace
proposition directly; most tests have therefore been indirect ones. This
chapter offers another indirect test, based on the cultural and structural
differences between consensus and majoritarian types of democracy – comparable to the differences between democracy and non-democracy – and
based on differences with regard to one kind of peaceful foreign policy – the
supply of economic development assistance. The hypothesized relationship
between consensus democracy and generosity with foreign aid is strongly
confirmed.
