China’s Aid policy approach to Poverty Alleviation in the recipient country: A Case study of the Republic of Guinea

This paper examines the extent to which China’s aid policies integrate poverty alleviation as a goal of their aid in general, particularly in Guinea. More specifically, the paper analyzed how aid donors focus on poverty alleviation and which policies and mechanisms are in place to address poverty in the countries receiving aid. Regarding the methodology, the author collected data from secondary sources, including government declarations of donors, policy documents at both the donor and recipient levels, as well as from scholarly publications. The following findings resulted from study:  China’s aid policies have progressively incorporated poverty alleviationobjectives and identified sectors for intervention against poverty. However, the limitations of China approach to poverty is that China adopts a top-down approach to poverty reduction and lacks of an impact evaluation mechanism based on poverty alleviation

China’s aid policy approach to poverty alleviation in the recipient country: a case study of the Republic of Guinea

This paper examines the extent to which China’s aid policies integrate poverty alleviation as a goal of their aid in general, particularly in Guinea. More specifically, the paper analyzed how aid donors focus on poverty alleviation and which policies and mechanisms are in place to address poverty in the countries receiving aid. Regarding the methodology, the author collected data from secondary sources, including government declarations of donors, policy documents at both the donor and recipient levels, as well as from scholarly publications. The following findings resulted from study: China’s aid policies have progressively incorporated poverty alleviation objectives and identified sectors for intervention against poverty. However, the limitations of China approach to poverty is that China adopts a top-down approach to poverty reduction and lacks of an impact evaluation mechanism based on poverty alleviation

A case study of China’s aid delivery conditions for poverty alleviation in Guinea

A substantial part of the discussions regarding traditional donors as well as (re)emerging donors like China have also focused on the issue of conditionalities attached to aid and the extent to which those conditions address poverty alleviation. From the 1980s onwards, traditional donors began imposing conditions in order to guarantee the effectiveness of their aid. China, however, adopted a no strings attached policy much earlier in 1960. By adopting this policy, China implies that it does not impose any conditions on its recipients. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to identify the discrepancy between the principles stated in China’s aid policy documents and the practices of its aid in its partner countries. Furthermore, the study examined China’s aid delivery conditions and those of Guinea’s traditional partners, primarily France. As a result, both donors; conditionalities were examined in relation to their focus on poverty reduction. Based on the findings of this study, China\u27s assistance is subject to some hidden conditions. It is evident that there is a discrepancy between what China claims and stands for and how its aid is actually implemented. Despite France adhering to the OECD/DAC declaration to enhance local ownership, the findings indicate that some old generations of conditionalities (political and economic) remain associated with France\u27s aid delivery. Furthermore, the finding indicates that both China and France’s aid conditions are concerned with reducing poverty. There are however differences in the way poverty reduction is explicitly (France) or implicitly (China) incorporated into the conditionality