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announcements and assessments of major projects in Africa suggest that China has already overtaken the World Bank in lending to … Africa. In this article, we analyze China's aid policy in Africa from a political economy perspective. We show that China is … advantages of the People's Republic, especially in unstable nations and "rough" states. China's engagement in Africa causes some …
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Today it is widely acknowledged that increasing the gender sensitivity of development aid increases its effectiveness. This report evaluates the extent to which the World Bank integrates gender concerns into its policies and investments, pointing out structural, financial and policy gaps that...
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analyze a broad range of subnational stability measures in Africa. Aid by both the WB and China does not increase outright …China’s development model challenges the approaches of traditional Western donors like the World Bank. We argue that …
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Using geo-referenced data on development projects by the World Bank and China, we provide a comprehensive analysis of …-lethal government repression in areas where China is active. …
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Over the past two decades, donors increasingly linked foreign aid to democracy objectives in sub-Saharan Africa. Yet … and how foreign aid affects the process of democratic consolidation in sub-Saharan Africa by examining two potential …
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Studies of aid effectiveness abound in the literature, often with opposing conclusions. Since most time-series studies use data from the exact same publicly available data bases, our claim here is that such differences in results must be due to the use of different econometric models and...
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, on average, Africa's low-income countries have absorbed two-thirds of (grant) aid receipts. This suggests that most of ….e. substituted domestic borrowing. Overall, these findings suggest that the macroeconomic management of aid inflows in Africa has …
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The COVID-19 pandemic is a critical juncture for global development. Under the label of "Team Europe", the EU has sought to mobilize rapid development assistance to support partners in addressing the impacts of the crisis, while promoting joined-up approaches among European actors to assert...
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This paper reviews the role of the multilateral aid agencies in the delivery of aid. The role of these institutions is as old as the debate on the role of aid in economic development. Aid is effective in a good policy environment. However, effective aid delivery is equally crucial. This is why...
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