CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2016
| Author | Adylov, Aliaskar |
|---|---|
| Title | The Big Friendly Giant? China's Development Assistance to Central Asia |
| Summary | In the last decade China has sharply increased its development assistance to other developing countries. It is qualitatively different from traditional foreign aid, which has already gained China a lot of criticism and support. The primary concern is that Chinese development assistance does not follow international norms on good governance and macroeconomic responsibility. Instead, China is engaging in activities to promote economic growth with no external intervention. While a lot has been written about China-Africa growing links, Central Asian region has been highly neglected. Yet, China is also rapidly expanding its development assistance in all five post-Soviet republics bringing the same controversy of criticism and support to the field. A closer look into the patterns of China’s aid, nevertheless, suggests that China might be a more preferable development partner for Central Asia. It might also mark the rise of China as the leader of South-South Cooperation and the spokesperson for all developing world. |
| Supervisor | Indre Balcaite |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2016/adylov_aliaskar.pdf |
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