Public Administration and Development· 2026Q1
Foreign Aid Governance in China and India: A Comparative Analysis
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China's foreign aid system is globally ambitious and infrastructure-focused, relying on state/corporate actors, while India's is diplomatically embedded, regionally oriented, and emphasizes capacity building and state-to-state cooperation.
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- China's aid system is globally ambitious, infrastructure-centered, and uses state/corporate actors.
- India's aid system is diplomatically embedded, regionally oriented, and focuses on capacity building/state-to-state cooperation.
- Shared South-South principles provide a common legitimacy framework for both nations' aid governance.
- Differences in strategic priorities and state architecture explain variations in authority, fiscal control, and implementation.
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Abstract
ABSTRACT This article uses a structured, focused explanatory paired comparison to examine how China and India translate shared South–South principles into distinct foreign aid governance arrangements. It argues that these principles provide a common legitimacy framework, while differences in strategic priorities and state architecture help explain variation in authority location, fiscal control, and implementation coalitions. Using a policy‐institution‐implementation framework, the analysis shows that China's aid system is more globally ambitious, infrastructure‐centered, and reliant on state and corporate actors, whereas India's is more diplomatically embedded, regionally oriented, and focused on capacity building and state‐to‐state cooperation. By shifting attention from aid volumes and rhetoric to administrative design and delivery, the article highlights institutional variation among major non‐DAC providers.
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