The role of historical Christian missions in the location of World Bank aid in Africa
This article documents a positive and sizable correlation between the location of historical Christian missions and the allocation of present-day World Bank aid at the grid-cell level in Africa. The correlation is robust to an extensive set of geographical and historical control variables that predi...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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[Washington, DC]
World Bank Group, Development Economics, Knowledge and Strategy Team
February 2020
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Policy research working paper (9146)
Year: 2020 |
| Series/Journal: | Policy research working paper
9146 |
| Further subjects: | B
Christian Mission
B Church B Correlation B POLITICAL ECONOMY B Missionary B GOVERNANCE B POLITICAL FAVORITISM B Africa B FOREIGN AID B Christianity B History B Grey literature B AID EFFECTIVENESS B Development project B Development aid B Development Aid B Colonialism B DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE B political favoritism B Causality B Mission (international law B Christian Missions |
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| Summary: | This article documents a positive and sizable correlation between the location of historical Christian missions and the allocation of present-day World Bank aid at the grid-cell level in Africa. The correlation is robust to an extensive set of geographical and historical control variables that predict settlement of missions. The study finds no correlation with aid effectiveness, as measured by project ratings and survey-based development indicators. Mission areas display a different political aid cycle than other areas, whereby new projects are less likely to arrive in years with new presidents. Hence, political connections between mission areas and central governments could be one likely explanation for the correlation between missions and aid |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis, Literaturhinweise, Annex, Tabellen Literaturverzeichnis, Literaturhinweise, Annex, Tabellen |
| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10986/33322 |