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Foreign Aid and Africa

Foreign Aid and Africa. How does Foreign Aid affect the economic growth of African Nations? James Mumma. Selection Process. Selection question Case Studies: Post-Socialist Reformers Tanzania and Ethiopia Successful Reformers Uganda and Ghana Non-Reformer Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Foreign Aid and Africa

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  1. Foreign Aid and Africa How does Foreign Aid affect the economic growth of African Nations? James Mumma

  2. Selection Process • Selection question • Case Studies: • Post-Socialist Reformers • Tanzania and Ethiopia • Successful Reformers • Uganda and Ghana • Non-Reformer • Democratic Republic of the Congo

  3. Performance Question • Do countries receiving aid experience economic growth or recession? • If they in fact experience growth is it the result of the aid or other circumstances? • What attributes of the receiving country make the aid successful?

  4. Methodology • GDP per Capita to analyze growth rate of economy • Penn World Tables to gather economic data, World Democracy Audit to rate liberties • Compare case studies to see how different classifications affect growth rates with aid

  5. Data

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  7. Conclusions • Corruption theory • Further Research • Data reaching farther back • Obstacles • Sick patient theory

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