Chinese official finance and political participation in Africa
| Autor: | Marco Sanfilippo, Bruno Martorano, Francesco Iacoella, Laura Metzger |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Maastricht Graduate School of Governance, RS: GSBE MGSoG |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Economics and Econometrics
China o12 - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development Economics Africa Chinese official finance Geocoded data Protests Economywide Country Studies: Africa Politics o55 - Economywide Country Studies: Africa 0502 economics and business AID 050207 economics CONFLICTS Georeferenced data 050205 econometrics Government 05 social sciences Heightened perception Unit of analysis DEVELOPMENT-PROJECTS Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development Political economy Local government GROWTH Finance |
| Zdroj: | European Economic Review, 136:103741. Elsevier Science European economic review |
| ISSN: | 1873-572X 0014-2921 |
| Popis: | Media outlets globally have been reporting about civil protests against Chinese investments in Africa. We provide new evidence on this controversial topic and investigate the influence of Chinese official projects on political participation in 54 African countries between 20 0 0 and 2014. Using 50 x 50 km cells as the unit of analysis, we match data on the occurrence of protests and other forms of political participation to georeferenced data on projects financed by the Chinese government. We find that cells which receive a larger number of projects are more likely to experience protests. Further, our analysis suggests that citizens' heightened perception of China's rising influence on the domestic economy and lowered trust in the local government are two channels through which projects might motivate local protests. (c) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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