The George W. Bush Administration's aid strategy and its impact on development in Sub-Saharan Africa

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dc.contributor.authorMcGarrity, Andrewen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-02T10:55:51Z
dc.date.available2015-11-02T10:55:51Z
dc.date.issued2010en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 73-77).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractMuch of Sub-Saharan Africa economically and democratically lags behind the rest of the world. Many wealthy countries have worked to speed up Africa's development through the use of foreign aid. The George W. Bush Administration utilized aid in their efforts to help eliminate poverty and deepen democracy. They disbursed aid through a novel government agency named the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). This thesis gauges the usefulness of the MCC and measures its impact on economic and democratic development in Sub-Saharan Africa. To provide an assessment of the MCC, I examine the association between foreign aid disbursed by the MCC and resulting economic and democratic development. The conclusions are drawn by employing a quantitative methodology using difference of means analysis and bivariate analysis. The empirical research suggests that aid disbursed through the MCC is producing only slight economic and democratic growth. I conclude the study with a case study that corroborates the empirical findings. This study brings into question the general effectiveness of foreign aid and further suggests that Africa may need another solution to underdevelopment that may go beyond the reach of aid planners.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMcGarrity, A. (2010). <i>The George W. Bush Administration's aid strategy and its impact on development in Sub-Saharan Africa</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14607en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMcGarrity, Andrew. <i>"The George W. Bush Administration's aid strategy and its impact on development in Sub-Saharan Africa."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14607en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMcGarrity, A. 2010. The George W. Bush Administration's aid strategy and its impact on development in Sub-Saharan Africa. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - McGarrity, Andrew AB - Much of Sub-Saharan Africa economically and democratically lags behind the rest of the world. Many wealthy countries have worked to speed up Africa's development through the use of foreign aid. The George W. Bush Administration utilized aid in their efforts to help eliminate poverty and deepen democracy. They disbursed aid through a novel government agency named the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). This thesis gauges the usefulness of the MCC and measures its impact on economic and democratic development in Sub-Saharan Africa. To provide an assessment of the MCC, I examine the association between foreign aid disbursed by the MCC and resulting economic and democratic development. The conclusions are drawn by employing a quantitative methodology using difference of means analysis and bivariate analysis. The empirical research suggests that aid disbursed through the MCC is producing only slight economic and democratic growth. I conclude the study with a case study that corroborates the empirical findings. This study brings into question the general effectiveness of foreign aid and further suggests that Africa may need another solution to underdevelopment that may go beyond the reach of aid planners. DA - 2010 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2010 T1 - The George W. Bush Administration's aid strategy and its impact on development in Sub-Saharan Africa TI - The George W. Bush Administration's aid strategy and its impact on development in Sub-Saharan Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14607 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMcGarrity A. The George W. Bush Administration's aid strategy and its impact on development in Sub-Saharan Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2010 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14607en_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.titleThe George W. Bush Administration's aid strategy and its impact on development in Sub-Saharan Africaen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMSocScen_ZA
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