Suchergebnisse

Foreign aid from China is often characterized as "rogue aid" that is not guided by recipient need but by China"s national interests alone. However, no econometric study so far confronts this claim with data. We make use of various datasets, covering the 1956-2006 period, to empirically test to which extent political and commercial interests shape China"s aid allocation decisions. We estimate the determinants of China"s allocation of project aid, food aid, medical teams and total aid money to developing countries, comparing its allocation decisions with traditional and other so-called emerging donors. We find that political considerations are an important determinant of China"s allocation of aid. However, in comparison to other donors, China does not pay substantially more attention to politics. In contrast to widespread perceptions, we find no evidence that China"s aid allocation is dominated by natural resource endowments. Moreover, China"s allocation of aid seems to be widely independent of democracy and governance in recipient countries. Overall, denominating aid from China as "rogue aid" seems unjustified. ; info:eu-repo/semantics/published

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Foreign aid from China is often characterized as rogue aid that is not guided by recipient need but by China's national interests alone. However, no econometric study so far confronts this claim with data. We make use of various datasets, covering the 1956-2006 period, to empirically test to which extent political and commercial interests shape China's aid allocation decisions. We estimate the determinants of China's allocation of project aid, food aid, medical teams and total aid money to developing countries, comparing its allocation decisions with traditional and other so-called emerging donors. We find that political considerations are an important determinant of China's allocation of aid. However, in comparison to other donors, China does not pay substantially more attention to politics. In contrast to widespread perceptions, we find no evidence that China's aid allocation is dominated by natural resource endowments. Moreover, China's allocation of aid seems to be widely independent of democracy and governance in recipient countries. Overall, denominating aid from China as rogue aid seems unjustified.

Foreign aid from China is often characterized as 'rogue aid' that is not guided by recipient need but by China's national interests alone. However, no econometric study so far confronts this claim with data. We make use of various datasets, covering the 1956-2006 period, to empirically test to which extent political and commercial interests shape China's aid allocation decisions. We estimate the determinants of China's allocation of project aid, food aid, medical staff and total aid money to developing countries, comparing its allocation decisions with traditional and other so-called emerging donors. We find that political considerations are an important determinant of China's allocation of aid. However, in comparison to other donors, China does not pay substantially more attention to politics. In contrast to widespread perceptions, we find no evidence that China's aid allocation is dominated by natural resource endowments. Moreover, China's allocation of aid seems to be widely independent of democracy and governance in recipient countries. Overall, denominating aid from China as 'rogue aid' seems unjustified.

Einstellung zu Sexualität und Aids bei jungen Erwachsenen.

Themen: Leben auf dem Lande oder in der Großstadt; Wohnen bei den
Eltern; offener oder gehemmter Umgang in der Partnerschaft und
mit der Sexualität; Wunsch nach fester Partnerschaft; Umgang mit
Körperlichkeit; Orientierung der eigenen Sexualität an den
Vorstellungen der Religionsgemeinschaft; Furcht vor Fremden;
Rücksichtnahme der Gesellschaft auf Minderheiten; Wichtigkeit der
Lebensbereiche; Gruppenorientierung in der Freizeit;
Vertrauenspersonen; Einstellung zu Kranken und Behinderten;
psychologische Selbstcharakterisierung; Einstellung zur
Sexualität (Skala); Anzahl der Sexualpartner im letzten Jahr;
Kenntnis von AIDS-Infizierten; Informationsquellen über AIDS;
vermutete Zahl von AIDS-Infizierten in der Bundesrepublik und
Selbsteinschätzung des Wissens über AIDS; Sicherheit über die
eigene Nichtinfiziertheit sowie über die des Sexualpartners;
Beurteilung der Infektionsgefahr in ausgewählten alltäglichen
Situationen; wahrgenommene Krankheitssymptome, die auf AIDS
schließen lassen; unterlassener Geschlechtsverkehr wegen
befürchteter HIV-Infektion; eigene Maßnahmen zum Schutz vor AIDS;
Reaktion auf die Frage eines neuen Sexualpartners nach Schutz vor
AIDS; präferierte gesellschaftliche Maßnahmen zur
AIDSBekämpfung; Bedeutung von AIDS für das eigene Leben und für die
gesamte Gesellschaft; Forderung von staatlichen Vorsorgemaßnahmen
zum Schutz vor AIDS.

Demographie: Alter; Geschlecht; Schulbildung der Eltern; Schulbildung;
Weiterbildung; Berufliche Stellung der Eltern.

Australia is a global citizen with an interest in enhancing regional stability and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region and improving the lives of the world's poorest people, particularly in Africa. To that end, Australia maintains an international aid program which this year is spending almost 5 billion on development assistance. This amount represents 0.35% of Gross National Income; Australia's future aid commitment is set to increase to 0.5% of GNI within the next 3-4 years. This book reviews the Australian government's current aid commitments and reforms, exploring a range of factors incl.