Foreign aid in Africa : an analysis of its costs and benefits

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dc.contributor.advisorAkokpari, Johnen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSetlaba, Mosaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-02T09:00:29Z
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dc.date.issued2011en_ZA
dc.description.abstractIt is a common assumption that foreign aid has to benefit recipient countries, by, among other things, stimulating growth, reducing poverty and improving governance. While Africa has received massive inflows of aid since the 1960s, the Continent is still saddled with a number of challenges. These include, poor economic performance, growing poverty, a high level of corruption, poor governance and a general deterioration in the quality of life of its people. The contradiction between the assumption and reality has led, in recent years, to a raging debate over the effectiveness of foreign aid in mitigating Africa’s underdevelopment. This dissertation examines some of the dominant arguments in this debate, and shows that while foreign aid has been beneficial to Africa in some respects, its negative impact on the Continent’s economic growth and general development should not be discounted. For this reason, Africa should reconsider its heavy dependence on aid.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationSetlaba, M. (2011). <i>Foreign aid in Africa : an analysis of its costs and benefits</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10944en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationSetlaba, Mosa. <i>"Foreign aid in Africa : an analysis of its costs and benefits."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10944en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSetlaba, M. 2011. Foreign aid in Africa : an analysis of its costs and benefits. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Setlaba, Mosa AB - It is a common assumption that foreign aid has to benefit recipient countries, by, among other things, stimulating growth, reducing poverty and improving governance. While Africa has received massive inflows of aid since the 1960s, the Continent is still saddled with a number of challenges. These include, poor economic performance, growing poverty, a high level of corruption, poor governance and a general deterioration in the quality of life of its people. The contradiction between the assumption and reality has led, in recent years, to a raging debate over the effectiveness of foreign aid in mitigating Africa’s underdevelopment. This dissertation examines some of the dominant arguments in this debate, and shows that while foreign aid has been beneficial to Africa in some respects, its negative impact on the Continent’s economic growth and general development should not be discounted. For this reason, Africa should reconsider its heavy dependence on aid. DA - 2011 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2011 T1 - Foreign aid in Africa : an analysis of its costs and benefits TI - Foreign aid in Africa : an analysis of its costs and benefits UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10944 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/10944
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationSetlaba M. Foreign aid in Africa : an analysis of its costs and benefits. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2011 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10944en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Political Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherInternational Relationsen_ZA
dc.titleForeign aid in Africa : an analysis of its costs and benefitsen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMSocScien_ZA
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