Chinese Aid in Africa: Attitudes and Conflict

Sardoschau, Sulin; Jarotschkin, Alexandra

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“…In addition, Isaksson and Kotsadam (2018) show that corruption in Africa is increasing in regional proximity to Chinese aid project sites; they conclude that Chinese aid is changing norms. In a similar vein, Sardoschau and Jarotschkin (2019) argue that Chinese aid projects increase the likelihood of regional violence and civil conflict in sub-Saharan countries; see also Iacoella et al (2021). Brazys and Vadlamannati (2021) show that countries that receive Chinese aid are less likely to implement economic reforms and see economic freedom decline, indicating that an "aid curse" might be at hand.…”

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Chinese Aid and Democratic Values in Latin America

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Kautz

2022

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Chinese Aid and Democratic Values in Latin America

Freytag¹,

Kautz

2022

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Chinese aid and democratic values in Latin America

Freytag,

Kautz,

Wolf

2024

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International economic engagement has been increasingly framed in terms of liberal democratic values. Specifically, Chinese aid has been at the center of this debate. Since Chinese aid comes with “no strings attached,” a popular narrative is that Chinese aid poses a challenge to conditional aid, thus weakening democracy promotion. This study aims to deepen our understanding of how democratic values are shaped by international economic engagement. Drawing on the Latinobarometro Household Survey, we use an instrumental variable approach to test the effect of Chinese aid on attitudes toward democracy in 18 Latin American countries on the national and regional level. We find that Chinese aid has a non-negative effect on support for democracy. We also find that individuals who have a positive attitude towards China are more likely to value democracy. In contrast, positive attitudes towards the USA have no robust impact on support for democracy.

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Chinese Aid in Africa: Attitudes and Conflict

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Chinese Aid and Democratic Values in Latin America

Chinese Aid and Democratic Values in Latin America

Chinese aid and democratic values in Latin America

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