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dc.contributor.authorOgwang, Tom
dc.contributor.authorVanclay, Frank
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-04T12:32:24Z
dc.date.available2022-03-04T12:32:24Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.citationOgwang, T., & Vanclay, F. (2021). Resource-financed infrastructure: thoughts on four Chinese-financed projects in Uganda. Sustainability, 13(6), 3259.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.must.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1628
dc.description.abstractIncreasingly common methods for financing public infrastructure in developing economies are Resources-for-Infrastructure (R4I) and Resource-Financed Infrastructure (RFI), usually involving Chinese financial institutions and Chinese construction companies. Although there are advantages to the borrowing country from these project financing arrangements, there are also various issues and governance challenges. In Uganda, expectations around future revenue from oil extraction have led to many infrastructure projects being commissioned, mostly funded by RFI arrangements. To consider the appropriateness of these arrangements and to reflect on whether they are likely to contribute to positive development outcomes or be examples of the resource curse, we examined four public infrastructure projects: Kampala–Entebbe Expressway; Karuma Hydroelectric Dam; Isimba Hydroelectric Dam; and the Malaba to Kampala section of the East Africa Standard Gauge Railway. Although R4I/RFI arrangements are viewed positively by some commentators, others (especially local companies) consider they lack transparency, create unsustainable debt, promote China’s interests over the borrowing country, increase unemployment, unfairly compete with local business, deal in corruption, have poor working conditions, and result in substandard construction. Nevertheless, we conclude that Uganda and other developing countries have generally benefited from Chinese funded infrastructure, and there is more myth trap than debt trap. However, to ensure positive development outcomes, governments and construction companies should ensure compliance with international standards, especially relating to: environmental and social impact assessment; human rights; benefit-sharing arrangements; livelihood restoration; and project-induced displacement and resettlement.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNuffic Scholarship from The Netherlands Government.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSustainabilityen_US
dc.subjectChina in Africaen_US
dc.subjectChina Exim Banken_US
dc.subjectInternational development financeen_US
dc.subjectMegaprojectsen_US
dc.subjectElite captureen_US
dc.subjectExtractive industries and societyen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmentalen_US
dc.subjectSocial and governance issuesen_US
dc.subjectResource governanceen_US
dc.subjectNigerian diseaseen_US
dc.subjectChina Belt and Road Initiativeen_US
dc.titleResource-Financed Infrastructure: Thoughts on Four Chinese-Financed Projects in Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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