1. I have argued that scholars who do this would be wise to think more carefully what these votes are about before choosing to rely on this data. The brief overview of UN voting patterns offered in this chapter may help in this regard. Second, the methodology used to construct indicators of state interests matters greatly;the UN but uses voting data to construct indicators of "common state interests
2. Who Gives Foreign Aid to Whom and Why;Alberto Alesina;Journal of Economic Growth,2000
3. Dimensions of Conflict in the General Assembly;Hayward R Alker;American Political Science Review,1964