Is Chinese aid different?
In: World development: the multi-disciplinary international journal devoted to the study and promotion of world development, Band 156, S. 1-16
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In: World development: the multi-disciplinary international journal devoted to the study and promotion of world development, Band 156, S. 1-16
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In: Journal of Public Economics, Band 159
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In: Vestnik MGIMO-Universiteta: naučnyj recenziruemyj žurnal = MGIMO review of international relations : scientific peer-reviewed journal, Heft 2(23), S. 59-70
ISSN: 2541-9099
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Recent empirical evidence suggests that Chinese development finance may be particularly prone to elite capture and patronage spending. If aid ends up in the pockets of political elites and their ethno-regional networks, this may exacerbate ethnic grievances and contribute to ethnic mobilization. The present paper examines whether Chinese development projects make local ethnic identities more salient in African partner countries. A new geo-referenced dataset on the subnational allocation of Chinese development finance projects to Africa is geographically matched with survey data for 50,520 respondents from 11 African countries. The identification strategy consists in comparing sites where a Chinese project was under implementation at the time of the interview to sites where a Chinese project will appear subsequently. The empirical results indeed suggest that living near an ongoing Chinese project makes ethnic identities more salient. There is no indication of an equivalent pattern when considering development projects of other donors.
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In: International organization, Band 74, Heft 4, S. 833-852
ISSN: 1531-5088
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In: IFN Working Paper No. 1336, 2020
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In: African development, S. 10-11
ISSN: 0001-9984
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In: Far Eastern survey, Band 11, Heft 3, S. 36-37
In: European journal of political economy, Band 81, S. 102500
ISSN: 1873-5703
In: Asian perspective, Band 42, Heft 2, S. 207-238
ISSN: 0258-9184
Conventional studies of Chinese aid to Africa typically neglect China's six decades of donor experience, and de-emphasize the distinct historical relationships that China holds with African countries and the ideological and geopolitical contexts in which these relations were built. Applying the framework of relationality that highlights the role of social relationships in defining rational actions, I provide an alternative perspective on Chinese aid by analyzing the ideological and Cold War dynamics that shaped China's early Mao era aid allocation and the impact of these initial ties on contemporary Chinese policymakers' choices about where to direct Chinese aid. (Asian Perspect/GIGA)
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In: The Pacific review, Band 29, Heft 1, S. 21-44
ISSN: 0951-2748
As China's aid has increased, so has scrutiny by the international development and foreign policy community. Despite recognition that foreign aid policy is a result of domestic political contests, the existing literature tends to overlook Chinese debates about the purpose of aid, and how that purpose should be achieved. This paper argues that examining these debates shows that Chinese aid is not a well-considered element of an overarching strategy. Rather, where foreign aid is considered relevant vis-à-vis China's goals, its use is hotly contested. Competing actors' varying agendas, rather than any coherent strategy, underpin inchoate aid projects. (Pac Rev/GIGA)
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In: Journal of international development: the journal of the Development Studies Association, Band 36, Heft 1, S. 587-605
ISSN: 1099-1328
AbstractDoes foreign aid reshape citizen views on governments? How does Chinese aid relate to corruption perception in African local governments? Studying 33 African countries from 2000 to 2014 (175 590 respondents), Chinese aid heightens perceived corruption in local councillors and officials. Corruption scandals likely contribute to negative views of both China and local governance. Control variables like World Bank aid and Confucius Institutes disprove alternate theories. Heterogeneous effects demonstrate that China's aid is unwelcome among low‐skilled individuals who feel threatened by its expansion, magnifying corruption perception. This suggests that Chinese aid's unfavourable image fosters scepticism among African citizens and undermines collaborating local governments.