Ownership and Effectiveness of China’s Aid Projects in Africa

IF 1 4区经济学 Q2 AREA STUDIES

Ids Bulletin-Institute of Development Studies Pub Date : 2021-11-29 DOI:10.19088/1968-2021.122

Chuanhong Zhang, Xiaoyun Li, D. Alemu

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Abstract

The notion of ‘ownership’ has occupied a central place in measuring the effectiveness of North–South cooperation. How is it represented in South–South cooperation (SSC) and how does it affect the effectiveness of SSC? There is no clear answer in the existing literature. In this article, we describe the representation of ‘ownership’ in SSC and explain how it has affected the process and impact of SSC projects using case studies of three uniformly designed Chinese agricultural aid projects in Mozambique, Tanzania, and Ethiopia. Based on long-term participatory observation and in-depth interviews, we find that ‘ownership’ in SSC is represented differently from project design to implementation. Divergence and ambiguity exist among different stakeholders on the operation of ‘ownership’. ‘Co-ownership’ of two partners at the local level contributes to the effectiveness of SSC projects while ‘de-ownership’ and ‘forced ownership’ have a negative impact on the survival and sustainable development of SSC projects.

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中国对非援助项目的所有权和有效性

“所有权”的概念在衡量南北合作的有效性方面占据了核心地位。它在南南合作中的表现如何?它如何影响南南合作的有效性?在现有的文献中没有明确的答案。在本文中，我们描述了“所有权”在南南合作中的表现，并通过对莫桑比克、坦桑尼亚和埃塞俄比亚三个统一设计的中国农业援助项目的案例研究，解释了它如何影响南南合作项目的过程和影响。基于长期的参与式观察和深度访谈，我们发现，从项目设计到实施，SSC中的“所有权”表现不同。不同利益相关者对“所有权”的运作存在分歧和歧义。在地方一级，两个合作伙伴的“共同所有权”有助于南南合作项目的有效性，而“去所有权”和“强制所有权”对南南合作项目的生存和可持续发展产生负面影响。

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1.20

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14.30%

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