Resource-Financed Infrastructure: Thoughts on Four Chinese-Financed Projects in Uganda

Ogwang, Tom; Vanclay, Frank

doi:10.3390/su13063259

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“…The EIA Regulations also required that any major changes or extensions to existing projects also be subject to an ESIA process, especially if landtake is required or there was to be a significant change in technology. With Uganda having a growing economy and strong demand for development (Kahangirwe 2012;Ogwang et al 2018;Ogwang and Vanclay 2021b), the number of projects having ESIAs submitted for approval has increased considerably over recent years (see Figure 1).…”

Section: Esia In Ugandamentioning

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Evaluating the effectiveness of a national environmental and social impact assessment system: lessons from Uganda

Kahangirwe

Vanclay

2021

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

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We consider the adequacy of the legislative and administrative provisions for environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) in Uganda. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) legislation was enacted in Uganda in 1995. Although it was intended that social impacts would also be considered, the nomenclature, organizational culture and practice of EIA has given an over-emphasis to biophysical issues, with social issues being under considered. Lack of explicit instructions about how to assess social impacts and the positioning of ESIA too late in the project cycle limit the ability of social issues to be properly considered. From document analysis, an on-line survey, in-depth interviews, reflexive practice, and a literature review, we found that there was inadequate public participation, poor follow-up, low levels of capacity in all stakeholders, and political interference in the project approval process. To improve the effectiveness of ESIA in Uganda and other developing countries, we make recommendations to address the challenges facing ESIA practice.

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Section: Esia In Ugandamentioning

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Evaluating the effectiveness of a national environmental and social impact assessment system: lessons from Uganda

Kahangirwe

Vanclay

2021

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

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“…Other researchers have found that the impact of Chinese aid is a more complex issue (Parks and Strange, 2014). More recently, it is reported that host countries in Africa have benefited from China’s funded projects and there is more myth trap rather than debt trap (Ogwang and Vanclay, 2021; Yu, 2021). Furthermore, researchers have demonstrated that the studies that show the link of Chinese aids to corruption suffer from omitted-variable bias (Strange et al , 2017).…”

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“…Many Chinese investment projects are tied with development aids (Wolf et al, 2013;Regilme and Hodzi, 2021). Leaders of African countries are pleased with China not only Chinese put their money in Africa for its benefits but also the terms of engagement have been amazingly generous (Adem, 2016;Ogwang and Vanclay, 2021). Majorities of the African public have a positive view of China (Wamboye, 2021).…”

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Impact of corruption on Chinese investment in African countries

Yuan

Chen

Zhang

2021

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Purpose This paper aims to examine the impact of host country corruption on foreign direct investment (FDI) from China to developing countries in Africa. With the opposing arguments that corruption is detrimental to or instrumental in FDI and mixed empirical evidence, this paper contributes to the literature by providing new evidence on the issue. Additionally, little research has been done on the impact of corruption on FDI made by developing country multinationals to developing countries. This paper fills a void in this area. Design/methodology/approach Based on the published literature, as well as China and Africa contexts, the authors develop hypotheses that host countries with low corruption receive more FDI and resource-seeking investments weaken the relationship. The annual stock of Chinese FDI in 35 African countries, host country corruption data and other control variables from 2007 to 2015 are collected. Feasible generalized least squares models are used to test the hypotheses. Additional robustness tests are also conducted. Findings The findings support the hypotheses. Specifically, Chinese investors make more investments in host countries with low corruption except for resource-seeking investments in resource-rich host counties. The results are statistically significant accounting for various control variables. The results of the robustness tests show that the main findings are robust. Originality/value First, this study provides new evidence on the impact of corruption on FDI. Second, this study also fills a void by examining FDI from a developing country, China to other developing countries in Africa. Finally, this study also has a practical implication for Chinese multinationals investing in Africa.

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“…Yet, advance financing is believed to considerably alter the way the government in the developing world improved infrastructure through offering more financing services that could make a real difference to infrastructural developments. However, despite the relevance of advance financing in providing fast, convenient, reliable and secure infrastructural development, there is a continual uproar that there are a number of inefficiencies in Uganda National Roads (Ogwang and Vanclay, 2021). Government of Uganda still finds it challenging to meet the monthly toll collections to meet to cater for the $350 billion loan obtained from the Exim Bank in China (Kazooba, 2021).…”

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“…Although, advance financing arrangements are viewed positively by some scholars, others particularly homegrown companies and policy makers consider they lack transparency, create unsustainable debt, promote interests of funders over the borrowing country, increase unemployment, unfairly compete with home-grown business, deal in corruption, have poor working conditions, and result in substandard construction (Ogwang and Vanclay, 2021;Kazooba, 2021). Nevertheless, Uganda and other developing countries have generally benefited from advance financing and there is more to study about the efficacy of advance financing in various aspects without assessing the financial management methods and the future implications.…”

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Financial Management Methods and The Efficacy of Advance Financing: a case of the Public Infrastructure in Uganda

2023

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In Uganda, advance financing is a common method for financing public infrastructure. While advance financing is thought to considerably alter the way governments in the developing countries improve infrastructure through offering more financing services that might make a real difference to infrastructural developments, there is a continual uproar about the inefficiencies in Uganda National Roads Authority, principally around the advance funded projects. This study focused on assessing the appropriateness of advance financing arrangements on the efficacy of advance financing of this road. A cross-sectional survey was used to collect data from a total of 204 respondents from Uganda National Roads Authority using self-administered questionnaires. The authors focused on financial stability, professionalism, level of government funding and efficacy of advance financing of the roads sector. Data was analyzed using SPSS 26. Ordinal logistic regressions were run to establish the relationships between the study variables. The findings of the study revealed that good financial management methods were significant positive predictors of efficacy of advance financing of public infrastructure. Also, when the Contractor did their part and accepted status quo other than highlighting objections was found to be a momentous predictor of efficacy of advance financing for infrastructure project. Under government funding, scenarios where government had truthfully rewarded contractors with a sense of achievement positively influenced the efficacy of advance financing of Public infrastructure. Generally, both financial stability and professionalism positively influenced efficacy. However, the study findings revealed that when the government meets the agreed target with contractors before full implementation of the project, there is a negative influence on efficacy of the project. This therefore calls for sanction on staff working on these projects which is contrary to construction code on public road construction projects since they are designed for a specific purpose using taxpayer's money through government who are accountable to confirm that the funded projects follow their predetermined targets.

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Resource-Financed Infrastructure: Thoughts on Four Chinese-Financed Projects in Uganda

Cited by 25 publications

References 83 publications

Evaluating the effectiveness of a national environmental and social impact assessment system: lessons from Uganda

Evaluating the effectiveness of a national environmental and social impact assessment system: lessons from Uganda

Impact of corruption on Chinese investment in African countries

Financial Management Methods and The Efficacy of Advance Financing: a case of the Public Infrastructure in Uganda

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