Development Aid and Sustainable Economic Growth in Africa - The Limits of Western and Chinese Engagements (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

This book offers an original analysis of the long-term impact of western and Chinese economic and development cooperation policies in Africa. It argues that western Official Development Assistance (ODA) has failed to create viable and autonomous economies in beneficiary countries not (only) because of corruption, inefficiencies and cultural differences, but because it was never meant to do so. Raudino demonstrates, rather, that it was always designed to provide relief measures and nurture political relations rather than create genuinely industrialized and self-reliant economies. Similarly, by analyzing the nature of Chinese economic investments in Africa the author shows that China's governmental policies hardly represent a revolutionary departure from the cooperation standards set by the West. In making these observations he also taps into the broader question of why wealth continues to be generated unequally across the world. Based on extensive fieldwork, quantitative economic analysis and historical qualitative research, this thought-provoking work will appeal to students and scholars of politics, economics and development studies, as well as to those involved more directly in the aid process.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	International Political Economy Series
Release date:	December 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Simone Raudino
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	265
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-38935-6
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Development economics Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social work > Aid & relief programmes Promotions
LSN:	3-319-38935-1
Barcode:	9783319389356

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