{"title":"Puzzling Partnerships: Overseas Infrastructure Development by Chinese State-Owned Enterprises and Humanitarian Organizations.","authors":"Wendy Leutert, Elizabeth Plantan, Austin Strange","doi":"10.1007/s12116-022-09368-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12116-022-09368-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are now working with humanitarian organizations to develop infrastructure abroad. This emerging phenomenon is puzzling: when, where, and why do Chinese SOEs, best known for constructing massive overseas infrastructure projects for commercial and political gain, execute smaller, lower-profile humanitarian projects? Similarly, why would humanitarian organizations--often with minimal experience in infrastructure contracting--select partners criticized for lack of emphasis on the international standards and best practices that they seek to promote? We address these questions through qualitative case studies of Chinese SOE-humanitarian organization collaboration in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, and the Republic of Congo. These cases suggest that such partnerships are more likely when a humanitarian organization has previous experience working in China or with Chinese actors, when Chinese SOEs aim to enter new markets, or when these firms operate in dangerous or politically unstable environments. This study contributes to scholarship on China's evolving role in international development by providing the first empirical analysis of Chinese SOE-humanitarian organization partnerships.</p>","PeriodicalId":47488,"journal":{"name":"Studies in Comparative International Development","volume":" ","pages":"1-29"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2022-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9707120/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35257051","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elizabeth Gooch, J. Martínez-Vázquez, Bauyrzhan Yedgenov
{"title":"The Role of Historical Malaria in Institutions and Contemporary Economic Development","authors":"Elizabeth Gooch, J. Martínez-Vázquez, Bauyrzhan Yedgenov","doi":"10.1007/s12116-022-09370-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12116-022-09370-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47488,"journal":{"name":"Studies in Comparative International Development","volume":"58 1","pages":"252 - 279"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2022-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43456046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Transformation Towards Renewable Energy Systems: Evaluating the Role of Development Financing Institutions","authors":"Jiajun Xu, K. Gallagher","doi":"10.1007/s12116-022-09375-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12116-022-09375-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47488,"journal":{"name":"Studies in Comparative International Development","volume":"57 1","pages":"577 - 601"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2022-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43272667","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Inequality and Immigration Policy","authors":"M. Peters, Adrian J. Shin","doi":"10.1007/s12116-022-09372-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12116-022-09372-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47488,"journal":{"name":"Studies in Comparative International Development","volume":"58 1","pages":"224 - 251"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2022-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44463258","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of Participation and Alignment on the Sustainability of Development Aid Output: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Uganda","authors":"S. Mikami","doi":"10.1007/s12116-022-09374-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12116-022-09374-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47488,"journal":{"name":"Studies in Comparative International Development","volume":"57 1","pages":"475 - 496"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2022-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43016361","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Legislator Attributes and Advocacy Focus: Non-electoral Sources of Parochialism in an Indirectly-Elected Legislature","authors":"C. Zuo","doi":"10.1007/s12116-022-09373-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12116-022-09373-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47488,"journal":{"name":"Studies in Comparative International Development","volume":"57 1","pages":"433 - 474"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2022-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45110263","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Decentralization and Pro-poor Participation in Ghana: Unmasking the Barriers to Inclusive Grassroots Development","authors":"Seregious Be-ere","doi":"10.1007/s12116-022-09371-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12116-022-09371-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47488,"journal":{"name":"Studies in Comparative International Development","volume":"58 1","pages":"280 - 307"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2022-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47364905","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electoral Politics, Fiscal Policy, and the Resource Curse","authors":"Iasmin Goes","doi":"10.1007/s12116-022-09367-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12116-022-09367-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47488,"journal":{"name":"Studies in Comparative International Development","volume":"57 1","pages":"525 - 576"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2022-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49253037","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Working Paper, Jan P. Vogler, Edmund Malesky, Georg Vanberg, Erik Wibbels, J. Raadschelders, Iulia Dumitrachescu, Sunshine Hillygus, C. Johnston, G. Bădescu, Andrea Beck, J. Callaway, E. Cook, Carl Dahlström, J. Deak, Lucian Dumitrescu, K. Hitchins, Alexandra Oprea, Liviu Radu, O. Buzatu, Calin Gheorghe Cioban, Darie Cristea, Adrian Hudrea, A. Lazarov, B. Neamțu
{"title":"The Complex Imprint of Foreign Rule: Tracking Differential Legacies along the Administrative Hierarchy","authors":"Working Paper, Jan P. Vogler, Edmund Malesky, Georg Vanberg, Erik Wibbels, J. Raadschelders, Iulia Dumitrachescu, Sunshine Hillygus, C. Johnston, G. Bădescu, Andrea Beck, J. Callaway, E. Cook, Carl Dahlström, J. Deak, Lucian Dumitrescu, K. Hitchins, Alexandra Oprea, Liviu Radu, O. Buzatu, Calin Gheorghe Cioban, Darie Cristea, Adrian Hudrea, A. Lazarov, B. Neamțu","doi":"10.1007/s12116-022-09363-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12116-022-09363-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47488,"journal":{"name":"Studies in Comparative International Development","volume":"58 1","pages":"129 - 194"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2022-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41855785","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Political Economy of Intermediate Capital Account Regimes: a Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis","authors":"P. P. da Silva","doi":"10.1007/s12116-022-09361-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12116-022-09361-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47488,"journal":{"name":"Studies in Comparative International Development","volume":"57 1","pages":"497 - 524"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2022-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43684661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}