Essays about: "democracy aid"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 57 essays containing the words democracy aid.
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21. Are we Making Promises without Proof? : An empirical analysis of the impacts that democracy support and aid targeting education have on democratization
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : As democracy promotion has become an increasingly important aspect on the agenda of foreign aid donors, and since such prioritization of funding comes at the expense of other development areas, it is arguably of interest for donors as well as researchers to investigate its actual impact on democratization. This study endeavors to examine the influence of two types of foreign assistance that could potentially contribute to a democratic development, directlythrough democracy support and indirectly through aid focused on education. READ MORE
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22. Chinese Official Financing in Sub-Saharan Africa - What are its effects on Africans' regime preferences?
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : China's rising development financing activities have attracted considerable attention especially after the announcement of the Belt and Road Initiative in 2013. While Chinese official financing can help fill the infrastructure gap that is seen as an important obstacle to development in most African nations, there is widespread concern for its potentially adverse effects on political norms and good governance. READ MORE
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23. Do political instiutions affact the impact of Official Development Assistance success on poverty reduction?
University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, NationalekonomiAbstract : The United Nations, in their 2030 Agenda for sustainable development, states that “eradicatingpoverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, is the greatest globalchallenge and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development”. Hence, as it is aglobal challenge, we have decided to investigate how can the efforts to address this issue withofficial development assistance could be facilitated or mitigated by democracy and stronginstitutions. READ MORE
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24. Evaluating the Impact of Chinese and World Bank Foreign Aid Projects on Preferences for Democracy in Tanzania
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : Recognizing that democracy is important for the efficient use of foreign aid, this paper examines whether the presence of foreign aid projects impact the democratic preferences for local residents in Tanzania. Considering China's increased presence as an international donor, we compare the democratic preferences for Tanzanians surrounding Chinese and World Bank aid projects. READ MORE
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25. Sino-African Economic Ties and Democracy
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : This study is set to provide quantitative evidence on the effect of China’s growing economic presence on democracy in Africa, with a special focus on the role of trade and FDI, because most of the literature has focused on the role of aid, even though the increase in trade and FDI has been much more prominent in the 2000s. On the basis of a quantitative cross-country analysis, the study attempts to answer the research question ‘does the increasing economic dependence on China influence democratisation in Africa?’. READ MORE
