Yours, Mine, and Ours: An Analysis of Chinese Aid and Investment in Africa

Author(s)

Chad Deboe

Presentation Type

Oral Presentation

Department

Political Science

Major

Political Science and Economics

Abstract

As the traditional colonialist system collapsed in the latter half of the twentieth century, important considerations had to be made about the widening economic divide between developed and developing countries. Since then, the economic powers of the world have poured money, resources, and aid into underdeveloped African economies in the hopes of spurring cooperative development. However, as a result, new subversive forms of indirect economic, social, and political control have developed in what is referred to as “neo-colonialism”. In recent years, China has emerged as a major African investor, and has in turn had a significant hand in shaping the dynamics of African development. By operationalizing components of Chinese aid and investment programs, this paper applies a framework through a most similar systems case study that critically evaluates Chinese aid and investment in Zambia and Ethiopia. Subsequently, the findings of this paper underscore a complex and precarious relationship between foreign aid and investment, institutions, resources, and development.

Faculty Mentor

Dr. Joel Fetzer

Presentation Session

Session B

Location

BPC 189

Start Date

23-3-2018 4:30 PM

End Date

23-3-2018 4:45 PM

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Yours, Mine, and Ours: An Analysis of Chinese Aid and Investment in Africa

BPC 189

As the traditional colonialist system collapsed in the latter half of the twentieth century, important considerations had to be made about the widening economic divide between developed and developing countries. Since then, the economic powers of the world have poured money, resources, and aid into underdeveloped African economies in the hopes of spurring cooperative development. However, as a result, new subversive forms of indirect economic, social, and political control have developed in what is referred to as “neo-colonialism”. In recent years, China has emerged as a major African investor, and has in turn had a significant hand in shaping the dynamics of African development. By operationalizing components of Chinese aid and investment programs, this paper applies a framework through a most similar systems case study that critically evaluates Chinese aid and investment in Zambia and Ethiopia. Subsequently, the findings of this paper underscore a complex and precarious relationship between foreign aid and investment, institutions, resources, and development.