Chinese Development Aid and Africa

Elling Tjønneland is a political scientist and senior researcher at the Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) in Norway. He was the project director for research project on Chinese development aid that led to the publication of this book. He has published extensively on development aid and African development, particularly related to South and Southern Africa. This includes numerous assignments and advisory services for multilateral and bilateral aid agencies.

"A polished collection, with contributions from senior and emerging scholars, this new book provides an insightful survey of current trends in Chinese development finance across Africa and timely case studies of China’s bilateral and multilateral engagement."Deborah Brautigam, Director, SAIS China Africa Research Initiative (CARI), Johns Hopkins University, USA."The practices and policies of Chinese Development Aid and Africa have been evolving rapidly since the 21st century and their impacts on Africa requires thorough research. By collecting latest in-depth analyses from African, Chinese and European experts, Elling Tjønneland’s edited book offers new insights into this intriguing topic. I highly recommend it."Tang Xiaoyang, Professor of International Relations, Tsinghua University, China."This book is a refreshing, thoughtful, and pathbreaking appraisal of the complex contours that have shaped China’s development aid in Africa. The rich contributions bring together diverse perspectives which impose analytical order on a subject that is little understood. It is, therefore, a timely and welcome contribution to better understanding China’s development aid philosophy in Africa; and crucially, the policy, institutional, and normative dimensions which inform the book’s topical areas."Garth le Pere, Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection, South Africa.

• Chapter 1: Cooperation with Africa: Expansion and Recalibration of China’s Development Aid Chapter 2: The Alignment of Development and Foreign Policy in China’s Evolving Aid System Chapter 3: The Expanding Role of Provinces Chapter 4: Examining trilateral development cooperation: Rhetoric, practices, and unfulfilled potential? Chapter 5: Multilateral Aid Engagement: From Initial to Basic and Active Participation Chapter 6: FOCAC and South-South cooperation – the case of the African Union Chapter 7: China’s assistance to higher education and training in Ethiopia Chapter 8: Chinese aid to Tanzania: Its evolution and drivers Chapter 9: What difference does it make? China and global aid