Making Foreign Aid Work: A Case Study of China-UK-Tanzania Pilot Project on Malaria Control
Keywords:
Foreign Aid, Effectiveness, Pilot Project, Multilateral Cooperation
Abstract
Foreign aid is a topic with a long history. However, after so many years of practice, the effect of foreign aid is still controversial. This paper takes the China UK Tanzania malaria control pilot project as an example to understand the conditions under which foreign aid is effective by analyzing the reasons for the success of the project. This paper finds that there are several reasons that make foreign aid effective, including adjusting measures to local conditions, obtaining local people's support and participation, and having multilateral partners participate in projects.
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[22] Green, M. 2000. Participatory development and the appropriation of agency in southern. Tanzania. Critique of anthropology, 20, 67-89.
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