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Title: | Tracing the Distribution of Chinese and World Bank-Funded Projects and Public Demonstrations in Cameroon and Uganda |
Author(s): | Afa’anwi Ma’abo Che |
Year | 2020 |
Publisher: | Journal of Asian and African Studies, OnlineFirst July 9, 2020. |
URI: | https://publications.kiu.ac.ug/publication-page.php?i=tracing-the-distribution-of-chinese-and-world-bank-funded-projects-and-public-demonstrations-in-cameroon-and-uganda |
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Keywords: | Finance Protests Riots China World Bank Africa |
Extant literature has explored the effects of foreign aid on armed conflicts and state
repression, but not public demonstrations. This article compares distribution patterns of
Chinese and World Bank-funded projects and public demonstrations in Cameroon receiving
predominantly Chinese official finance and Uganda receiving predominantly traditional,
Western aid. Distributive patterns suggest negative and positive associations between
Chinese and traditional official finance on the one hand and public demonstrations on the
other. However, with respect to anti-project demonstrations specifically, I find through
fieldwork interviews in Cameroon that, Chinese-funded projects are more prone to antiproject demonstrations owing to less stringent risk management standards.
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