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‘Going Out’ or Staying In? The Expansion of Chinese NGOs in Africa
Author(s) -
Hsu Jennifer Y.J.,
Hildebrandt Timothy,
Hasmath Reza
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
development policy review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.671
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1467-7679
pISSN - 0950-6764
DOI - 10.1111/dpr.12157
Subject(s) - grassroots , politics , government (linguistics) , political science , state (computer science) , development economics , economic growth , political economy , sociology , economics , law , philosophy , linguistics , algorithm , computer science
This article examines the overseas behaviour of Chinese non‐governmental organisations ( NGO s) in two African nations, Ethiopia and Malawi, with varying political regime types. Our findings suggest that, irrespective of regime type, Chinese NGO s have yet to make a substantial impact in either nation. We argue that, despite the strength of the Chinese state and high levels of international development assistance given, domestic politics and regulatory frameworks in host nations still matter a great deal. Our study suggests that the Chinese model of international development will continue to be one in which temporary one‐off projects are favoured; and, insofar as social organisations will play a role, they will be in the domain of government‐organised NGO s rather than grassroots NGO s.