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May 1, 2013

Can Crowd Sourcing Improve Data on Chinese Aid to Africa?

AidData has a full response to Deborah Brautigam's criticism of their data that I discussed yesterday. The debate contains a lot of nuts and bolts but it also raises some issues that should interest anyone involved in using or collecting large amounts of data based onlocal media reports.

April 30, 2013

Chinese AidData

China is often accused of using aid strategically to advance its own interests with little regard for the welfare of the developing countries in which it is investing. Axel Dreher and Andreas Fuchs have pointed out that all countries use aid to advance their strategic interests and that the pattern of aid giving from China does not look all that different from other OECD countries, including the United States.

April 30, 2013

Chinese Aid Data

China is often accused of using aid strategically to advance its own interests with little regard for the welfare of the developing countries in which it is investing. Axel Dreher and Andreas Fuchs have pointed out that all countries use aid to advance their strategic interests and that the pattern of aid giving from China does not look all that different from other OECD countries, including the United States.

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